furtive
英 [ˈfɜːtɪv]
美 [ˈfɜːrtɪv]
adj. 偷偷摸摸的; 鬼鬼祟祟的; 遮遮掩掩的
Collins.1 / BNC.16387 / COCA.17887
牛津词典
adj.
- 偷偷摸摸的;鬼鬼祟祟的;遮遮掩掩的
behaving in a way that shows that you want to keep sth secret and do not want to be noticed- She cast a furtive glance over her shoulder.
她心里不安,回头偷偷瞥了一下。 - He looked sly and furtive.
他显得偷偷摸摸,鬼鬼祟祟。
- She cast a furtive glance over her shoulder.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 偷偷摸摸的;鬼鬼祟祟的;秘密的
If you describe someone's behaviour asfurtive, you disapprove of them behaving as if they want to keep something secret or hidden.- With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and entered the house.
她鬼鬼祟祟地往身后扫了一眼,然后打开门锁进了房子。
- With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and entered the house.
双语例句
- Many were idyllic, and they were just the setting for romantic exchanges and furtive looks between lovers.
很多这样的野餐都是田园诗一般,为书中两情相悦的情人们提供了一个互送秋波、情话绵绵的完美浪漫背景。 - He worshipped this new angel with furtive eye, till he saw that she had discovered him;
他爱慕这位新来的天使并偷眼望她,直到看到她发现他为止。 - The man's furtive manner made the policeman follow him.
这人鬼鬼祟祟的举止引得警察跟踪了他。 - What hideous, furtive hand is that which is slipped into the pocket of victory?
偷偷伸在胜利的衣袋里的那只凶手是谁的? - Japanese love hotels, a refuge for space-constrained married couples and furtive philanderers, have long been a money-spinner.
作为家居空间狭小的已婚夫妇和鬼鬼祟祟的好色之徒的庇护所,长期以来,日本的情人酒店一直是台赚钱机器。 - Later this was taken by some critics to be a typical NASA reaction& insular, furtive, overcontrolling.
后来这些举措被批为典型的NASA反应&偏狭封闭、鬼祟、过分控制。 - Occasionally I took a furtive glance at him.
偶尔我偷偷地望他一眼。 - I saw him cast a furtive glance at the woman at the table to his right.
我看见他朝他右边的那张桌子旁坐着的女人偷偷瞥了一眼。 - Sir, there was one other thing. I noticed a prisoner leaving the authorised area and moving in a furtive manner above the library.
长官,还有一件事情。我发现有一个囚犯离开限制区域,鬼鬼祟祟的到藏书室的上面去。 - He walked very slowly and circumspectly, and there was something indescribably guilty and furtive in his whole appearance.
他走得很慢,很谨慎,由他的整个外表看来,有一种难以形容的鬼鬼祟祟不可告人的样子。