on the sly 详细解释

on the sly

adv. 秘密地

偷偷地

She is having an affair with her Japanese teacher on the sly.

她和她的日文老师偷偷有了恋情。

He's been drinking whiskey on the sly for thirty years.

他暗中偷喝威士忌酒已有三十年了。

When she thought no one was looking she opened the cupboard and took a few sweets on the sly.

当她觉得没人看见时, 她打开壁橱偷偷拿了几块糖。

词义辨析

同义参见:

underground  

英英释义

副词 on the sly:

in a furtive manner

同义词:furtively

补充

on the slyon the slyadv.1.秘密地

例句

1. They've been meeting each other on the sly. [=secretly]他们一直在秘密地幽会。