英语词汇“spies”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	spies
释义	Trends of spies View usage for: spies in British English 3rd person singular present tense of verb 1. spy plural noun 2. spy spy in British English (spaɪ) nounWord forms: plural spies 1. a person employed by a state or institution to obtain secret information from rival countries, organizations, companies, etc 2. a person who keeps secret watch on others 3. obsolete a close view verbWord forms: spies, spying or spied 4. (intransitive; usually foll by on) to keep a secret or furtive watch (on) 5. (intransitive) to engage in espionage 6. (transitive) to catch sight of; descry Word origin C13 spien, from Old French espier, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German spehōn, Middle Dutch spien Examples of 'spies' in a sentence spies It was too late to start worrying about catching spies, that was for sure. Brandon, Ruth LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE (2002) It turned out that he thought we were spies. Times, Sunday Times (2016) And sorrows there are - not single spies, but in battalions. Times, Sunday Times (2017) These wore uniform and were in no sense spies. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Dissidents are still denounced as spies; the great liberalisation has yet to come. Times, Sunday Times (2016) On the same day a ring of spies is uncovered. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A greater wonder: they came not single spies but in battalions. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Spies tell stories that may be true, or half-true, or outright lies. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Spies increased the level from 'moderate', where it has been for four years. The Sun (2016) If politicians invent the past instinctively, spies do it professionally. Times, Sunday Times (2014) All related terms of 'spies' counterspy a spy working against or investigating enemy espionage spied a person employed by a state or institution to obtain secret information from rival countries, organizations, companies, etc spy A spy is a person whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organization. spyal a spy spy out to discover by careful observation
随便看	significant benefit significant challenge significant change significant contribution to let sleeping dogs lie to let slip that ... to let someone know to-let-someone-know to let someone off the hook to let standards/things slide to let sth happen to let the cat out of the bag to let the matter rest to let the side down toletum to let your hair down to level a gun at sb to level an accusation/a criticism at or against sb to level the score to level with sb to lever o.s. up to lever sth open toleware to liaise (with sb) to license sb/sth (to do sth)

　

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