spy 音标拼音: [sp'ɑɪ]
n . 间谍,侦探,侦察
vt . 侦察,找出,发现
vi . 做密探,侦查
间谍,侦探,侦察侦察,找出,发现做密探,侦查
spy n 1 : (
military )
a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors [
synonym : {
spy },
{
undercover agent }]
2 :
a secret watcher ;
someone who secretly watches other people ;
"
my spies tell me that you had a good time last night "
v 1 :
catch sight of [
synonym : {
descry }, {
spot }, {
espy }, {
spy }]
2 :
watch ,
observe ,
or inquire secretly [
synonym : {
spy }, {
stag },
{
snoop }, {
sleuth }]
3 :
catch sight of ;
to perceive with the eyes ; "
he caught sight of the king '
s men coming over the ridge " [
synonym : {
spy },
{
sight }]
4 :
secretly collect sensitive or classified information ;
engage in espionage ; "
spy for the Russians "
Spy \
Spy \ (
sp [
imac ]),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Spied } (
sp [
imac ]
d );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Spying }.] [
OE .
spien ,
espien ,
OF .
espier ,
F .
['
e ]
pier ,
OHG .
speh [=
o ]
n ,
G .
sp [
aum ]
hen ;
akin to L .
specere to see ,
Skr .
spa [,
c ]. [
root ]
169 .
Cf . {
Espy },
v .
t .,
{
Aspect }, {
Auspice }, {
Circumspect }, {
Conspicuous }, {
Despise },
{
Frontispiece }, {
Inspect }, {
Prospect }, {
Respite }, {
Scope },
{
Specimen }, {
Spectacle }, {
Specter }, {
Speculate }, {
Spice },
{
Spite }, {
Suspicion }.]
1 .
To gain sight of ;
to discover at a distance ,
or in a state of concealment ;
to espy ;
to see .
[
1913 Webster ]
One ,
in reading ,
skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration . --
Swift .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To discover by close search or examination .
[
1913 Webster ]
Look about with your eyes ;
spy what things are to be reformed in the church of England . --
Latimer .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To explore ;
to view ,
inspect ,
and examine secretly ,
as a country ; --
usually with out .
[
1913 Webster ]
Moses sent to spy out Jaazer ,
and they took the villages thereof . --
Num .
xxi .
32 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Spy \
Spy \,
v .
i .
To search narrowly ;
to scrutinize .
[
1913 Webster ]
It is my nature '
s plague To spy into abuses . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Spy \
Spy \,
n .;
pl . {
Spies } (
sp [
imac ]
z ). [
See {
Spy },
v .,
and cf .
{
Espy },
n .]
1 .
One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others .
"
These wretched spies of wit ." --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Mil .)
A person sent secretly into an enemy '
s camp ,
territory ,
or fortifications ,
to inspect his works ,
ascertain his strength ,
movements ,
or designs ,
and to communicate such intelligence to the proper officer .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Spy money },
money paid to a spy ;
the reward for private or secret intelligence regarding the enemy .
{
Spy Wednesday } (
Eccl .),
the Wednesday immediately preceding the festival of Easter ; --
so called in allusion to the betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
See {
Emissary },
and {
Scout }.
[
1913 Webster ]
114 Moby Thesaurus words for "
spy ":
CIA man ,
agent ,
be vigilant ,
be watchful ,
beagle ,
behold ,
betrayer ,
blab ,
blabber ,
blabberer ,
blabbermouth ,
bug ,
case ,
catch sight of ,
clap eyes on ,
cloak -
and -
dagger operative ,
counterintelligence agent ,
counterspy ,
delator ,
descry ,
detect ,
detective ,
dig out ,
discern ,
discover ,
distinguish ,
double agent ,
espionage agent ,
espy ,
eye ,
eyeball ,
ferret out ,
fink ,
fish out ,
follow ,
gaze at ,
glimpse ,
grub up ,
have a looksee ,
have in sight ,
hold in view ,
hunt out ,
identify ,
informer ,
inside man ,
intelligence agent ,
investigator ,
keep in sight ,
keep in view ,
keep under observation ,
ken ,
lay eyes on ,
look after ,
look at ,
look on ,
look upon ,
make a reconnaissance ,
make out ,
meddle ,
military -
intelligence man ,
narc ,
naval -
intelligence man ,
nose ,
notice ,
observe ,
operative ,
peacher ,
peek ,
peep ,
perceive ,
pick out ,
pick up ,
play the spy ,
pry ,
pry out ,
put under surveillance ,
recognize ,
reconnoiter ,
reconnoiterer ,
regard ,
root out ,
scout ,
scout out ,
search out ,
secret agent ,
see ,
sense ,
sight ,
sleuth ,
snitch ,
snitcher ,
snoop ,
spook ,
spot ,
spotter ,
spy out ,
spy upon ,
spy -
catcher ,
squealer ,
stag ,
stake out ,
stool pigeon ,
stoolie ,
take in ,
talebearer ,
tattler ,
tattletale ,
telltale ,
twig ,
undercover man ,
view ,
watch ,
whistle -
blower ,
witness
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