spy /spai/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- (n.) a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
- (v.) watch, observe, or inquire secretly
Chinese translation
- n. 间谍, 侦探, 侦察
- vt. 侦察, 找出, 发现
- vi. 做密探, 侦查
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /spai/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.24 · Rare
Word forms
spying, spied, spies
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