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
espies — third person singular of espy
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。;无意中或意外地看到(某人或某物)。;看出;望见;发现
catch sight of
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.
一般现在时
He espies a rare bird.
他看见一只罕见的鸟。
一般过去时
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。
用法提示:espy 用作及物动词,表示“望见”远处的物体。
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。
用法提示:espied 是 espy 的过去式,表示“看出”或“发现”。
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。
用法提示:espied 作谓语,表示“发现”远处的目标。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He espied on the enemy.
正确表达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”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She espyed a rare bird.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The espy saw the enemy.
正确表达The spy saw the enemy.
“espy”是动词,不是名词;表示“间谍”的名词是“spy”。
spy强调秘密监视或发现,而espy侧重偶然看到。
descry和espy意义相近,但descry更强调费力地辨认远处或模糊的事物。
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