furtive

英 ['fɜːtɪv] 美 ['fɜːrtɪv]

• adj. 偷偷的

英英释义

Adjective:

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

   "a furtive manner"
   "a sneak attack"
   "stealthy footsteps"
   "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
   

2. secret and sly or sordid;

   "backstairs gossip"
   "his low backstairs cunning"
   "backstairs intimacies"
   "furtive behavior"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He cast a furtive glance at her.
   他偷偷瞥了她一眼。
2. They are making a furtive movement.
   他们正做一项诡秘的行动。
3. That person was furtive and did not want to be noticed.
   那人鬼鬼祟祟的并不想让人注意。

经典引文

• The students made furtive drawings, or passed notes.

  出自： T. C. Wolfe

• There was nothing furtive about his going in: he entered boldly and directly.

  出自： D. Hammett

近反义词

【近义词】

• secret 秘密
• stealthy 隐密的
• sly 狡猾的
• sneaky 鬼祟的
• underhanded 不光明的
• shifty 诡诈的
• private 私人的
• closet 壁橱
• surreptitious 暗中进行的
• secretive 秘密的
• clandestine 秘密的(常指违法的行为)...
• backstairs 秘密的
• sneak 偷偷摸摸做
• backstair 间接的