furtive

[US]/ˈfɜːtɪv/
[UK]/ˈfɜːrtɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的,祕密的 隱藏行動,不引人注意。

Phrases & Collocations

furtive glance

偷偷看

furtive behavior

祕密行爲

Example Sentences

be furtive in one's action

行動鬼鬼祟祟的。

the furtive double life of a terrorist.

一個恐怖分子詭祕的雙重生活。

they spent a furtive day together.

他們在一起偷偷摸摸地過了一天。

he stole a furtive glance at her.

他偷偷地看了她一眼。

a menacing and furtive look to his eye. Somethingsurreptitious is stealthy, furtive, and often unseemly or unethical:

他眼中流露出威脅和狡黠的眼神。 說某物Surreptitious 是指鬼鬼祟祟的、狡猾的, 而且經常是不體面或無美感的:

The man's furtive manner gave rise to the suspicion of the theft among the policemen.

"那個男人鬼鬼祟祟的樣子,引起警察懷疑盜竊案是他作的案。"

The teacher was suspicious of the student’s furtive behaviour during the exam.

老師懷疑這個學生在考試時有偷偷摸摸的行爲。

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