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spy

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spy1 /spaɪ/ ●●○ noun (plural spies) [countableC]  
1SPYsomeone whose job is to find out secret information about another country, organization, or group 间谍 SYN secret agent
 She worked as a spy for the American government.
她为美国政府收集情报。
spy ring/network (=an organized group of spies) 间谍网
spy plane/satellite 间谍飞机/卫星
nCOLLOCATIONS
verbs
work as a spy
He died while working as a government spy.
be arrested/imprisoned/shot etc as a spy
Anyone caught working with the Resistance was shot as a spy.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + spy
a British/American etc spy
He was arrested on suspicion of being an American spy.
a foreign spy
The activities of foreign spies have increased.
an enemy spy
He gave information to enemy spies.
a government spy
They thought I was a government spy.
spy + NOUN
a spy story/novel/movie etc
John le Carré is famous for writing spy stories.
one of the most exciting spy movies of all time
a spy ring (also a network of spies) (=a group of spies)
He was well informed through his network of spies.
a spy satellite/plane (=used for spying)
The Americans have denied using spy satellites to spy on China.
The photographs were taken by spy planes.
a spy chief (also a spymaster)
Britain's first woman spy chief
John le Carré’s fictional spy master George Smiley
nTHESAURUS
spy someone whose job is to find out secret information about another country
Stalin controlled a network of spies.
The film is basically a spy story.
agent/secret agent someone who works for a government or police department in order to get secret information about another country or organization
a secret agent working for MI5
He is the FBI’s best undercover agent (=one who works secretly and pretends to be someone else).
double agent someone who finds out an enemy country’s secrets for their own country but who also gives secrets to the enemy
a former CIA double agent who also worked for the KGB
mole someone who works for an organization while secretly giving information to its enemies
A mole in the government was leaking information to the press.
informer someone who secretly tells the police about criminal activities, especially for money
Acting on information from an informer, the police raided the house.
espionage the work that spies do
He is serving a 20-year prison sentence for espionage.
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spy2 ●●○ verb (spied, spying, spies)  
1 [intransitiveI]SPY to secretly collect information about an enemy country or an organization you are competing against 从事间谍活动;秘密收集情报
spy on
 He was charged with spying on British military bases.
他被指控刺探英国军事基地情报。
spy for
5He confessed to spying for Britain.
他承认为英国刺探情报。
n He confessed to spying for North Korea.
2 [transitiveT] literarySEE to suddenly see someone or something, especially after searching for them 〔尤指经过寻找〕突然看见,突然发现 SYN spot
 Ellen suddenly spied her friend in the crowd.
埃伦突然在人群中找到了她的朋友。
3spy on somebody phrasal verbphr v WATCHto watch someone secretly in order to find out what they are doing 监视,窥探
 She sent you to spy on me, didn’t she?
她派你来监视我,对不对?
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4spy something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v 
a) SPYto secretly find out information about something 暗中查明
b) spy out the land British EnglishBrEFIND OUT to secretly find out more information about a situation before deciding what to do 〔作决定前〕暗中摸清情况
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spying noun [uncountableU]
nTHESAURUS
work that a spy does
spying the action of secretly collecting information about a person, country, or organization
Several embassy officials had been arrested for spying.
espionage spying. Espionage is more formal than spying
Zakharov was charged with espionage.
The company carried out a campaign of industrial espionage against its main rival.
Double agents are quite commonplace in the world of espionage.
surveillance activity in which the police, army, etc watch a person or place carefully because they may be connected with criminal activities
24-hour surveillance of the building
The police have had him under surveillance (=have been watching him)for months.
covert operations secret military activities against an enemy
These planes are used by British Intelligence for covert operations.
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Origin spy2
(1200-1300) Old French espier

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