spying  /sp'ɑɪɪŋ/

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資料來源(1): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Spy \Spy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Spying}.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F. ['e]pier, OHG.
     speh?n, G. sp["a]hen; akin to L. specere to see, Skr. spa(?).
     ? 169. Cf. {Espy}, v.t., {Aspect}, {Auspice}, {Circumspect},
     {Conspicuouc}, {Despise}, {Frontispiece}, {Inspect},
     {Prospect}, {Respite}, {Scope}, {Scecimen}, {Spectacle},
     {Specter}, {Speculate}, {Spice}, {Spite}, {Suspicion}.]
     To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of
     concealment; to espy; to see.
  
           One in reading, skipped over all sentences where he
           spied a note of admiration.              --Swift.
  
     2. To discover by close search or examination.
  
              Look about with yout eyes; spy what things are to be
              reformed in the church of England.    --Latimer.
  
     3. To explore; to view; inspect; and examine secretly, as a
        country; -- usually with out.
  
              Moses sent to spy Jaazer, and they took the villages
              thereof.                              --Num. xxi.
                                                    32.

資料來源(2): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  spying
       n 1: keeping a secret or furtive watch
       2: the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
          [syn: {undercover work}]
       3: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
          [syn: {detection}, {catching}, {espial}, {spotting}]