surreptitious

英 [ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs]

美 [ˌsɜːrəpˈtɪʃəs]

adj.  秘密的; 趁人不注意赶紧进行的

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.22706 / COCA.24477

牛津词典

adj.

• 秘密的；趁人不注意赶紧进行的
  done secretly or quickly, in the hope that other people will not notice
  1. She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch.
     她偷偷看了一眼手表。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 秘密的;鬼鬼祟祟的;偷偷摸摸的
  Asurreptitiousaction is done secretly.
  1. He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall...
     他从砖墙的小门偷偷进入俱乐部。
  2. They had several surreptitious conversations.
     他们有过几次秘密会谈。

英英释义

adj

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  1. clandestine intelligence operations
  2. cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
  3. hole-and-corner intrigue
  4. secret missions
  5. a secret agent
  6. secret sales of arms
  7. surreptitious mobilization of troops
  8. an undercover investigation
  9. underground resistance
  Synonym:clandestinecloak-and-daggerhole-and-corner(a)hugger-muggerhush-hushsecretundercoverunderground
• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  1. a furtive manner
  2. a sneak attack
  3. stealthy footsteps
  4. a surreptitious glance at his watch
  Synonym:furtivesneak(a)sneakystealthy

双语例句

• Authorization to Search for Stolen Goods She carried out a surreptitious search of his belongings.
  搜查被盗物品的授权书她暗地里搜查他的东西。
• Rong Rong's photographs convey the drama and mystery of these surreptitious performances.
  荣荣的摄影作品传达了这些地下行为活动的戏剧性和神秘性。
• She gave him a surreptitious look as she ③ took ② four more of his sweets.
  她又①把②他的糖③抓走四块，还偷偷向他瞄了一眼。
• He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall
  他从砖墙的小门偷偷进入俱乐部。
• Took a surreptitious glance at his watch;
  偷偷瞟了一下他的表；
• She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch.
  她偷偷看了一眼手表。
• We always assumed it was nerves, or a surreptitious attempt to glance at their wristwatch.
  通常出现这种情况时，我们会有两种假设：他可能很紧张，或者只是想偷偷地看表。
• Had we been accompanied by my father, the loud harassment would have been replaced with more surreptitious gestures.
  有的时候，如果父亲和我们一起，这些大声的骚扰则会转变为鬼鬼祟祟的手势。
• 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。
• They had several surreptitious conversations.
  他们有过几次秘密会谈。