spying

英 [ˈspaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈspaɪɪŋ]

v.  从事间谍活动; 搜集情报; 突然看见; 发现
spy的现在分词

现在分词：spying　

法律

BNC.22397 / COCA.16336

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 间谍
  Aspyis a person whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organization.
  1. He was jailed for five years as an alleged British spy...
     他被指控为英国间谍，入狱关押了 5 年。
  2. The spy ring passed secrets to the enemy.
     该间谍团伙向敌方传送秘密情报。
• (卫星、飞机)执行间谍任务的
  Aspysatellite orspyplane obtains secret information about another country by taking photographs from the sky.
• VERB 从事间谍活动;充当间谍
  Someone whospies fora country or organization tries to find out secret information about another country or organization.
  1. The agent spied for East Germany for more than twenty years...
     该特工人员为东德做了 20 多年的间谍。
  2. East and West are still spying on one another...
     东西方仍在互相进行间谍活动。
  3. I never agreed to spy against the United States.
     我从来没有答应去当间谍刺探美国的情报。
• VERB 秘密监视
  If youspy onsomeone, you watch them secretly.
  1. That day he spied on her while pretending to work on the shrubs...
     那天，他假装在修剪灌木，秘密对她进行监视。
  2. He had his wife spied on for evidence in a divorce case.
     他请人秘密监视自己的妻子，为离婚案搜集证据。
• VERB 看见;发现
  If youspysomeone or something, you notice them.
  1. He was walking down the street when he spied an old friend.
     他正沿街走着，突然看见了一位老朋友。

英英释义

noun

• the act of detecting something
  Synonym:detectioncatchingespialspotting
• the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
  Synonym:undercover work
• keeping a secret or furtive watch

双语例句

• I might as well have kept on spying for all the quiet I get in this house.
  我仍是最佳赓续地监视我在这个屋子所得到的全部这统统平静。
• He was accused of spying for the enemy.
  他被指控为敌人刺探情报。
• An Iranian court has charged a public opinion researcher with spying.
  伊朗一家法院以间谍罪指控了一名民意调查工作者。
• Government-sponsored economic spying is growing, the senior official said.
  那位美国高官说，政府资助的经济间谍活动日益增多。
• Doggett: you think I was spying on you?
  道根：你认为我在监视你？
• They discovered she had been spying for the enemy.
  他们发现她在给敌人当间谍。
• She was accused of spying for the enemy.
  她被指控为敌方间谍。
• East and West are still spying on one another
  东西方仍在互相进行间谍活动。
• He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges
  他发表了一个简短隐晦的声明，否认对其间谍行为的指控。
• The phrase is common diplomatic parlance for spying.
  这种说法是指代间谍行为的常用外交辞令。