spy
🇬🇧 UK/spai/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
v.
To secretly gather information about others; to catch sight of something
从事间谍活动;侦察;发现
n.
A person who secretly collects information about an enemy or competitor
间谍,特工,密探
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishspyother
=spy
Common Collocations
- 1.spy on someone监视某人
- 2.undercover spy卧底间谍
- 3.spy network间谍网络
- 4.spy agency情报机构
Example Sentences
- 1.
The government sent a spy to infiltrate the enemy's headquarters.
- 2.
She managed to spy a rare bird perched high in the oak tree.
- 3.
He was accused of working as a spy for a foreign intelligence agency.