surreptitious 详细解释

surreptitious

[.sʌrəp'tiʃəs]

adj.暗中进行的, 鬼鬼祟祟的, 保密的

a.

秘密的; 偷偷摸摸的; 鬼鬼祟祟的

When no one was looking he took a surreptitious puff on his cigarette.

当没有人看时, 他偷偷地抽了一口烟。

词形变化

副词: surreptitiously | 名词: surreptitiousness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

private  underhanded  underground  significant  

英英释义

形容词 surreptitious:

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

同义词:furtive, sneak, sneaky, stealthy

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

同义词:clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, undercover, underground

补充

surreptitioussurreptitious英:[ˌsʌrəpˈtiʃəs] 美:[ˌsɚrəpˈtɪʃəs]adj.1.偷偷摸摸的, 暗中进行的

例句

1. They had several surreptitious conversations.他们私下交谈过几次。 2. I gave my watch a surreptitious glance.我偷偷瞥了一眼手表。 3. low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesmen.商人私下付的报酬补充了低工资。 4. I had a surreptitious look at what she was writing.我偷偷看了一眼她在写些什么。 5. She had a surreptitious relationship with her employee.她和她的雇员有秘密恋情。 6. a surreptitious glance偷偷的一瞥 7. He contacted her surreptitiously.他暗地里联系她。