| 词汇 | espy |
| 释义 | espy verb[ T ] old-fashioneduk /esˈpaɪ/ us /esˈpaɪ/ to suddenly or unexpectedly see something, especially something a long distance away: 突然（或意外地）看见（尤指远处的东西） She suddenly espied someone waving at her from the window.她突然看到有人正在窗口向她挥手。 Synonyms spot spy Using the eyes accommodate accommodation all eyes are on someone/somethingidiom astigmatic beholder cast corner discern fix glare penetrating perceive re-see re-sight rest on someone/something resurvey rubbernecking sighting spot tab Examples of espyespy When she espies the two bodies on the road and applies her brakes, she discovers that they are suddenly inoperative. When the actual glimpses of it that he gets are got according to the thimble recipe, they satisfy his acquired expectation-propensities; and this is his espying the thimble. Late enough to still espy the obstacle - the financial morass - on the road ahead of us, but no longer able to avoid it. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It also promises the ability to espy holes in the ground, perhaps marking spots where other, less talented sky-striders came to grief. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The basic idea of speech thinking is that our reality is not only an object to be espied, but an extension of our powers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their strength and speed are extraordinary; they spare neither man nor wild beast which they have espied. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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