spying
🇬🇧 UK/spaɪŋ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
The act of secretly gathering information, especially for military or political purposes; espionage.
间谍活动;秘密侦察
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.industrial spying工业间谍活动
- 2.accused of spying被指控从事间谍活动
- 3.spying activities间谍行为
- 4.spying scandal间谍丑闻
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was arrested and charged with spying on behalf of a rival nation.
- 2.
The scandal involved allegations of corporate spying between two tech giants.