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1 discover
[dɪ'skʌvə]гл.1) обнаруживать, находить; заставатьShe returned home from a shopping trip early last night and upon entering her apartment discovered an intruder. — Вчера вечером она рано вернулась домой из похода по магазинам и, войдя в квартиру, обнаружила в ней постороннего.
She had once discovered him playing cards with his tutor. — Однажды она застала его за игрой в карты со своим учителем.
Syn:2) обнаруживать, выяснять, узнаватьI discovered I was out of gas. — Я обнаружил, что у меня кончился бензин.
She could never believe that in the same situation she shouldn't have discovered the truth. (J. Austen, Sense and Sensibility) — Она была уверена в том, что в подобных обстоятельствах она узнала бы правду.
Syn:3) находить, обнаруживать (ранее неизвестный химический элемент, вид растений или животных и т. п.), открывать ( новые земли)to discover X-rays / penicillin — открыть рентгеновские лучи, пенициллин
Polonium was discovered by Marie Curie in natural uranium. — Мария Кюри обнаружила полоний в природном уране.
The island was discovered by Captain Cook in I775. — Остров был открыт капитаном Куком в 1775 г.
4) изведывать, прочувствоватьI have discovered the benefits of low fat eating. — Я открыл для себя преимущества маложирной диеты.
5) замечать талант ( о продюсере)Another talent discovered by Brian Epstein, Cilla Black, used to work at the Cavern as a hat-check girl in her pre-fame days. — До того, как стать знаменитой, Цилла Блэк - ещё один талант, открытый Брайаном Эпстайном, работала в "Каверне" гардеробщицей.
6) уст.а) раскрывать ( тайну), разглашать ( секрет)б) ( discover oneself) обнаружить себя, открытьсяв) выставлять напоказ, хвастаться, демонстрироватьг) обнаруживать (своё внутреннее состояние, качество)•• -
2 spy
1. n шпион, тайный агент; разведчик2. n шпик, соглядатайa police spy — агент полиции; провокатор
3. n воен. лазутчик4. v заниматься шпионажем, добывать разведывательные данные5. v следить, шпионить6. v подсматривать; высматривать7. v выслеживать, разнюхиватьwe must spy out disagreements as soon as they occur — мы должны расследовать корни разногласий, как только они возникают
8. v рассматривать, исследовать, осматривать9. v подмечать, замечать10. v астр. наблюдать в телескопСинонимический ряд:1. secret agent (noun) agent; detective; infiltrator; informant; intelligence agent; investigator; operative; secret agent; secret-service agent; sleuth; spook; undercover agent; undercover man2. discover (verb) catch; catch sight of; descry; detect; discern; discover; espy; find out; glimpse; hit upon; look at; scrutinize; see; spot; track down3. eavesdrop (verb) eavesdrop4. peek (verb) peek; shadow; snoop
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