1.(偶然)看出;发现(缺点等)
2.窥探
1.to see or notice someone or something
1.And perhaps this would not seem so ludicrous to me if I had not espied at the same time a pair of handle bars resting in the corner.
若是这时我不曾无意问瞧见墙角里摆着一副自行车把，这也不会显得那么荒唐可笑。
2.Not far away, she espied a tall man of middle age standing beside a tree with a dour look on his face.
她看到离她不远的地方，有一个身材高高的中年男子久久地伫立在一棵树旁，脸色沉郁，神情凄楚。
3.When he 'espied Jon Snow, Axell Florent tossed a bone aside, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and 'sauntered over.
一看到琼恩·雪诺，亚塞尔爵士立刻抛掉鸡骨头，用手背一抹嘴，就逛了过来。
4.And if by chance he espied children playing on the open terrace of any roof, his heart would ache with longing.
偶尔捕捉到小孩子在屋顶上玩耍的场景时，他的心便会由于满怀憧憬而疼痛不已。
5.And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.
到了住宿的地方，他们中间有一个人打开口袋，要拿料喂驴，才看见自己的银子仍在口袋里。
6.A schoolgirl was sitting with her feet stretched far out into the aisle, and was busily chewing gum, when the teacher espied her.
一女生坐在座位上，嘴里拼命地嚼著口香糖，脚还伸到过道里，被老师给看见了。
7.By chance the persecuted goddess espied in the bottom of the valley a pond of clear water.
这个备受迫害的女神无意间发现山谷底有一池清水。
8.The King, out hunting, espied them, was fascinated and lost his heart, not from lust for girls, but from eager desire for an heir.
国王在打猎，看见了她们，被她们迷住了，失去了理智，不是因为他对女孩子的贪婪，而是他渴望有后嗣。
9.When the Thompson quadruplets espied him one day, they called him a bivalve and ran quickly away.
有一天，汤普森家的四胞胎看见他，“双壳贝！”喊完后一溜烟的跑走了。
10.In a little while he espied the two giants.
一会儿就看见了那两个巨人。