1 N-COUNT 间谍 A spy is a person whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organization. 间谍
SYN undercover agent, secret agent, double agent, secret service agent
2 ADJ [ADJ n] (卫星、飞机)执行间谍任务的 A spy satellite or spy plane obtains secret information about another country by taking photographs from the sky. (卫星、飞机)执行间谍任务的
3 VERB 从事间谍活动;充当间谍 Someone who spies for a country or organization tries to find out secret information about another country or organization. 从事间谍活动;充当间谍
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The agent spied for East Germany for more than twenty years. [VERB + for]
该特工人员为东德做了 20 多年的间谍。
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East and West are still spying on one another. [VERB + on]
东西方仍在互相进行间谍活动。
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I never agreed to spy against the United States. [VERB + against]
我从来没有答应去当间谍刺探美国的情报。
SYN be a spy, snoop [informal] , gather intelligence, be engaged in spying
4 VERB 秘密监视 If you spy on someone, you watch them secretly. 秘密监视
SYN watch, follow, shadow, tail [informal]
5 VERB 看见;发现 If you spy someone or something, you notice them. 看见;发现 [literary]
SYN catch sight of, see, spot, notice
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