Word · Frequency #6072
spied
从事间谍活动；暗中侦察；秘密侦察
spied is the past of spy.
核心释义
常与 on 连用，如 spy on someone
to secretly watch or examine a person, place, or organization in order to collect information, especially as a spy
- 1.
充当间谍
To act as a spy.
- 2.
发现；瞥见；看到
To spot; to catch sight of; to espy.
- 3.
仔细搜查；严密检查
To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
- 4.
瞥见
catch sight of
- 5.
探查；查看；视察并秘密检查(如一个国家)
To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
瞥见；看见；发现；仔细查看；审视；搜寻；充当间谍；发现；瞥见；看到；仔细搜查；严密检查
用法In use
I spied a familiar face in the crowd.
用法提示：spy 在此作及物动词，意为“瞥见”，后接宾语。
She spies her friend across the busy street.
用法提示：spies 是 spy 的第三人称单数形式，表示“瞥见”。
They often spy eagles nesting on the cliffs.
用法提示：spy 在此作及物动词，与 often 连用表示反复发生的“瞥见”。
spy on sb/sth
spy on 表示暗中监视、侦察某人或某物。
He was caught spying on his own colleagues.
他被抓到暗中监视自己的同事。
spy for sb/sth
spy for 后接国家或组织，表示为其实施间谍活动。
She spied for the government for over ten years.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- spy on (someone/something)
- 暗中监视（某人/某物）
- She suspected her coworker was spying on her emails.她怀疑同事在暗中监视她的电子邮件。
- spy for (a country)
- 为（某国）充当间谍
- He was convicted of spying for Russia.他因替俄罗斯从事间谍活动而被判有罪。
- spy out
- 暗中查明；摸清
- They sent scouts to spy out the enemy's position.他们派侦察兵去摸清敌人的阵地。
- spy into
- 打探；窥探（私事）
- Don't spy into other people's private affairs.不要窥探他人的私事。
- spy someone in the crowd
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象间谍 spy 弯着身子躲藏，眼睛偷偷扫视：s 像躲藏的身影，py 像偷看的目光，记住它既指‘侦察’也指‘瞥见’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：intelligence work、news reports、espionage investigations 作为动词表示从事间谍活动或暗中侦察时，多用于新闻、历史叙述等正式场合；日常口语中更常用 spy on 这个搭配，语气中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词与 spy /spaɪ/ 押韵，重读元音及之后的部分都是 /aɪ/。注意不要被拼写相似的词误导：copy /ˈkɒpi/、happy /ˈhæpi/ 虽以 y 结尾，但 y 发 /i/，与 spy 不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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