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sneak

UK //sniːk//US //sniːk//

词源

源自16世纪英语,可能与古英语 'snican'(爬行)有关,也可能受北欧语言影响。

verb

❶ 偷偷摸摸地移动或行动,通常是为了不被发现或避免引起注意。

“He tried to sneak out of the house without waking his parents.”

(他试图偷偷溜出房子,以免吵醒父母。)

“The cat sneaked up on the bird.”

(那只猫悄悄接近了那只鸟。)

同义词:slink, creep, steal, skulk, prowl

noun

❶ 指偷偷摸摸的人,或形容偷偷摸摸的行为。

“Don't be such a sneak—just tell me what happened.”

(别偷偷摸摸的,直接告诉我发生了什么。)

“He's a sneak who always eavesdrops on conversations.”

(他是个爱偷听别人谈话的鬼鬼祟祟的人。)

同义词:spy, informant, snitch, eavesdropper, snoop

常见短语

sneak peek — 提前偷偷看一眼,通常指对未公开事物的预览。

“The director gave us a sneak peek of the new movie.”

(导演让我们提前看了一眼新电影。)

sneak attack — 出其不意的偷袭,通常用于军事或比喻性场景。

“The enemy launched a sneak attack at dawn.”

(敌人在黎明时分发动了一次偷袭。)