spy
gb/spˈaɪ/ us/spˈaɪ/
B1
英語
~ 3700
kém, kémkedik, titokban megfigyel, megpillant, észrevesz
名詞
B1
1
kém
B1
用法パターン：
[someone] is a spy
The spy infiltrated the enemy's headquarters.
A kém beépült az ellenség főhadiszállására.
She was accused of being a spy for another country.
Azzal vádolták, hogy egy másik ország kémje.
Spies often work under false identities.
He was caught and tried as a foreign spy.
学習者向け例文
The spy took photos of the base.
A kém fényképeket készített a bázisról.
They think he is a spy.
Azt hiszik, hogy kém.
A spy works in secret.
The spy sent a message to his boss.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'spy' with 'detective'; detectives investigate crimes openly, while spies gather information secretly.
意味
A person gathering secret information
コロケーション
secret spy
|foreign spy
|double spy
|undercover spy
|enemy spy
類義語
agent (A more general term for someone working for an intelligence service; not always secretive.)
|
operative (Often used for professional agents working in covert operations.)
対義語
informant (Provides information openly or to authorities, not necessarily in a covert role.)
テーマ
crime
|politics
|security
|law
|core_vocabulary
定義
A person who secretly gets information about another group, country, or person.
A person employed to secretly collect information, especially about the activities of a foreign government or rival organization.
動詞
B1
2
kémkedik
B1
用法パターン：
to spy on [someone/something]
The kids tried to spy on their teacher after school.
A gyerekek megpróbáltak iskola után kémkedni a tanáruk után.
They spied on the company's competitors.
Kémkedtek a vállalat versenytársai után.
He was caught spying on his neighbors.
学習者向け例文
I saw him spy on the house.
Láttam, hogy a ház után kémkedik.
The boy spied on his sister.
A fiú kémkedett a nővére után.
They spy on the animals in the forest.
よくある間違い：
Learners may forget to use 'on' after 'spy' when meaning 'watch secretly'.
意味
To secretly watch or monitor
コロケーション
spy on neighbors
|spy on activities
|spy through window
類義語
monitor (Implies ongoing observation, not necessarily secret.)
|
surveil (More formal and technical term for systematic observation.)
対義語
ignore (To pay no attention instead of secretly watching.)
テーマ
crime
|security
|daily life
|law
|communication
|core_vocabulary
定義
To watch someone or something secretly to get information.
To observe or find out about someone or something in a secret or covert way.
動詞
B2
3
megpillant
B2
észrevesz
A2
用法パターン：
to spy [something/someone] [somewhere]
From the hill, we spied the village below.
A dombról megpillantottuk lent a falut.
She spied her friend across the street.
Megpillantotta a barátját az utca túloldalán.
He spied a deer in the forest.
学習者向け例文
I spied a bird in the tree.
Megpillantottam egy madarat a fán.
She spied her dog in the park.
Megpillantotta a kutyáját a parkban.
We spied a car on the road.
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse this sense with 'spy on', which means to watch secretly for a period of time.
意味
To notice suddenly or from a distance
コロケーション
spy a ship
|spy land
|spy a friend
類義語
spot (Common informal term for noticing something.)
|
notice (General term for becoming aware of something visually.)
対義語
overlook (To fail to notice something.)
テーマ
daily life
|core_vocabulary
定義
To see something suddenly, often from far away.
To catch sight of something, often unexpectedly or from far away.
文法
辞書形
spy
IPA
GB/spˈaɪ/
US/spˈaɪ/
音節・強勢
spy （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (spy)
活用形
Noun
- Base: spy
- Plural: spies
Verb
- Base: spy
- 3rd Person Singular: spies
- Present Participle: spying
- Past: spied
関連語
Forms
spies
noun
spying
verb
spied
verb
Related words
espionage
noun C1
表現
spy on
1/spˈaɪ ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Watch secretly for information
To watch someone without them knowing to get information.
例文
- The police spied on the suspects for weeks.
- She felt like someone was spying on her.
spy out the land
1/spˈaɪ ˈaʊt ðə lˈænd/
idiom
Secretly check an area beforehand
To look at a place carefully and secretly before doing something there.
例文
- They sent scouts to spy out the land before building the camp.
- We need to spy out the land before we start our business there.