Was it you I espied jogging in the park this morning? 我今早看到在公园里有人慢跑,是你吗?
Where love fails we espy all faults. 恋爱一旦遭失败,缺点全都看出来。
Where love fails, we espy all faults. 爱情一失败,一切毛病都发现。
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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["a]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.
As one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money. --Gen. xlii. 27.
A goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant from a haven broad. --Wordsworth.
2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.
He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. --Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy.
Espy \Es*py"\, v. i. To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.
Stand by the way, and espy. --Jer. xlviii. 19.
Espy \Es*py"\, n.; pl. {Espies}. [OF. espie. See {Espy}, v., {Spy}.] A spy; a scout. [Obs.] --Huloet.