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espy 音标拼音: ['ɛspi] vt. 看出,望见,发现 看出,望见,发现 espy v 1: catch sight of [ synonym: { descry}, { spot}, { espy}, { spy}] Espy \ Es* py"\, v. i. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy. [ 1913 Webster] Stand by the way, and espy. -- Jer. xlviii. 19. [ 1913 Webster]
Espy \ Es* py"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Espied}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Espying}.] [ OF. espier, F. [' e] pier, from OHG. speh? n to watch, spy, G. sp[ aum] hen; akin to L. specere to look, species sight, shape, appearance, kind. See { Spice}, { Spy}, and cf. { Espionage}.] 1. To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd. [ 1913 Webster] As one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money. -- Gen. xlii. 27. [ 1913 Webster] A goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant from a haven broad. -- Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe. [ 1913 Webster] He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. -- Jer. Taylor. Syn: To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy. [ 1913 Webster]
Espy \ Es* py"\, n.; pl. { Espies}. [ OF. espie. See { Espy}, v., { Spy}.] A spy; a scout. [ Obs.] -- Huloet. [ 1913 Webster] 38 Moby Thesaurus words for " espy": behold, catch, catch sight of, clap eyes on, descry, detect, discern, discover, distinguish, encounter, glimpse, have in sight, hit, identify, ken, lay eyes on, look on, look upon, make out, mark, meet with, note, notice, observe, perceive, pick out, pick up, recognize, remark, see, sense, sight, spot, spy, take in, twig, view, witness
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