spy
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
Đồng nghĩa: espy, intelligencer
- 2.
(American football) A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To act as a spy.
During the Cold War, Russia and America would each spy on each other for recon.
- 2.
(transitive)To spot; to catch sight of; to espy.
I think I can spy that hot guy coming over here.
- 3.
(intransitive)To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
- 4.
(transitive)To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
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ine-pro From Middle English spien, aphetic variant of earlier espien (to espy), from Old French espier (to spy), from *spehōn (to spy), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (to see, look), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look). Akin to spähen to spy, spieden to spy.