spy

/spaɪ/📚 7237 75 2四级六级考研高考
A spy is a person whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organization. 间谍

noun [专属名词]间谍,密探;暗中监视者

He was jailed for five years as an alleged spy.
他被指控为间谍而被监禁了5年。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]从事间谍活动;突然看见,认出;秘密监视;探明,查明

The agent spied for East Germany for more than twenty years.
该特工为东德从事了二十多年的间谍活动。

adjective [原级](卫星、飞机)执行间谍任务的

He was denounced as a foreign spy.
有人告发他是外国间谍。

spy 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 91 Three men in a basket spy 动词: 侦察
Lesson 9 Royal espionage
Lesson 39 What every writer wants
单词造句:

侦察

① vi. 暗中监视;侦察(通常与 on,upon 连用)

  • I noticed some policemen spying on the foreign tourists.

② vt. 发现,看见

  • She spied a cloud of smoke in the distance.
  • He spied a stranger in his garden.

③ n. 间谍,密探

  • He was once a spy for the police/British government.
  • They have arrested three spies.