Surreptitious
[ ,sɝrəp'tɪʃəs ]
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adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的;私下的，秘密的;
💡 词根助记
sur在…下面+rept爬+itious形容词后缀→在下面爬→鬼鬼崇崇的
📝 例句
take a surreptitious glance at...
偷偷看…
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。
His surreptitious behaviour naturally aroused suspicion.
他那鬼鬼祟祟的行为自然引起了旁人的怀疑。
He was surreptitious in his movements.
他行踪诡秘。
Such surreptitious bypassing of Standlely was distasteful.
这种偷偷摸摸的绕过斯坦德莱的做法令人厌恶。
🌱 联想助记
【记】sur-前缀“在上面”,rept-creep爬,itious-形缀:在上面爬来爬去→偷偷的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
surreptitious
adj
(usu derog 通常作贬义) done or acting secretly or stealthily 暗中进行的; 偷偷的
a surreptitious glance 偷偷的一瞥
She carried out a surreptitious search of his belongings.她暗地里搜查他的东西.
I don't mind you smoking occasionally -- there's no need to be so surreptitious about it! 你偶尔吸烟我倒并不介意--何必这样躲躲闪闪!
🔁 扩展释义
*[,sʌrәp'tiʃәs]a. 秘密的, 暗中的, 偷偷摸摸的【法】 鬼鬼祟祟的, 秘密的, 欺骗的
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Sure, if you had it towed here to the garage, we could get right on it.
当然能。您把车拖过来的话，我们马上就修。
I'm going to be late.
我要迟到了。
I'll see you at six.
我六点钟见你。