sneak up on

英 [sniːk ʌp ɒn]

美 [sniːk ʌp ɑːn]

偷偷走近; 偷偷挨近; 突然降临; 出其不意地发生

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 偷偷地走近;偷偷地挨近
  If someonesneaks up onyou, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
  1. I managed to sneak up on him when you knocked on the door.
     你敲门的时候，我设法悄悄靠近了他。
• PHRASAL VERB 突然降临;出其不意地发生
  If somethingsneaks up onyou, it happens or occurs when you are not expecting it.
  1. Sometimes our expectations sneak up on us unawares.
     有些时候，我们期待的事情会不期而至。

双语例句

• You can try repositioning yourself within the cubicle so that people cannot sneak up on you.
  你可以重新调整自己在小隔间的位置，以防同事们悄悄地靠近你而把你吓到。
• It's not polite to sneak up on people.
  偷看是不礼貌的行为。
• Except when you sneak up on an unarmed old man.
  除了会偷袭一个手无寸铁的老人。
• Sometimes our expectations sneak up on us unawares.
  有些时候，我们期待的事情会不期而至。
• And don't sneak up on me again!
  你不要再在后面吓我了！
• Most of the time your choice will sneak up on you before you even realize you've made a decision.
  多数时候，在你甚至发现自己做出了一个决定之前，你的选择就悄然来到你身边。
• And others sneak up on you when you're least expecting it.
  有的是美梦，有的是噩梦，有的是你希望自己可以忘记的梦。
• I managed to sneak up on him when you knocked on the door.
  你敲门的时候，我设法悄悄靠近了他。
• Don't sneak up on me like that! You gave me quite a shock.
  别像那样偷偷靠近我，你吓了我一大跳。
• Male giraffes are preyed upon more often than the smaller females; they generally spend more time alone, so lions can sneak up on them.
  比起体型较小的雌性长颈鹿，雄性长颈鹿更常被捕食。它们通常会花更多时间独处，所以狮子得以悄悄地接近它们。