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espy + noun phrase
espy 为正式或文学用语，意为“看出、望见”。
From the tower, she espied a ship on the horizon.
从塔上，她望见地平线上有一艘船。
看出，望见，发现
espied — past of espy
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看出，望见，发现
catch sight of
From the tower, she espied a ship on the horizon.
从塔上，她望见地平线上有一艘船。
正式用语，指突然或费力地看到
通过窥探或观察发现或注意到(某人或某物,尤其是不易看到的)；看到；发现。
To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
无意中或意外地看到(某人或某物)。
To see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly.
espy
Base
原形
espies
3rd person
第三人称单数
espying
-ing
现在分词
espied
Past
过去式
espied
Past participle
过去分词
He espies a rare bird.
他看见一只罕见的鸟。
She espied a familiar face.
她瞥见一张熟悉的面孔。
espy为正式用词，多用于文学语境。
From the hilltop, we could espy the distant castle through the mist.
从山顶上，我们透过薄雾望见了远处的城堡。
She espied a familiar face in the crowd and waved eagerly.
她在人群中看出了一张熟悉的面孔，急切地挥了挥手。
The lookout espied a ship on the horizon at dawn.
黎明时分，瞭望员发现地平线上有一艘船。
espy 为正式或文学用语，意为“看出、望见”。
From the tower, she espied a ship on the horizon.
从塔上，她望见地平线上有一艘船。
He espied a familiar face in the crowd.
他在人群中看见一张熟悉的面孔。
Not this
He espied on the enemy.
Use this
He spied on the enemy.
动词“espy”意为“看见、发现”，不表示暗中监视；表示“暗中监视”应用“spy on”。
Not this
She espyed a rare bird.
Use this
She espied a rare bird.
“espy”的过去式应为“espied”，将y改为i再加-ed，而不是直接加-ed。
Not this
The espy saw the enemy.
Use this
The spy saw the enemy.
“espy”是动词，不是名词；表示“间谍”的名词是“spy”。
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