surreptitious

英 [ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs]

美 [ˌsɜːrəpˈtɪʃəs]

adj.  秘密的; 趁人不注意赶紧进行的

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.22706 / COCA.24477

牛津词典

adj.

• 秘密的；趁人不注意赶紧进行的
  done secretly or quickly, in the hope that other people will not notice
  1. She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch.
     她偷偷看了一眼手表。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 秘密的;鬼鬼祟祟的;偷偷摸摸的
  Asurreptitiousaction is done secretly.
  1. He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall...
     他从砖墙的小门偷偷进入俱乐部。
  2. They had several surreptitious conversations.
     他们有过几次秘密会谈。

英英释义

adj

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  1. clandestine intelligence operations
  2. cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
  3. hole-and-corner intrigue
  4. secret missions
  5. a secret agent
  6. secret sales of arms
  7. surreptitious mobilization of troops
  8. an undercover investigation
  9. underground resistance
  Synonym:clandestinecloak-and-daggerhole-and-corner(a)hugger-muggerhush-hushsecretundercoverunderground
• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  1. a furtive manner
  2. a sneak attack
  3. stealthy footsteps
  4. a surreptitious glance at his watch
  Synonym:furtivesneak(a)sneakystealthy

双语例句

• With eccentric and surreptitious style, the novel breaks the traditional way of narration and the existing models of value as well as the logic and order of the rational world.
  这部小说奇异而诡秘，打破了传统意义上的叙述方式，打破了现存的价值理念，打破了理性世界的逻辑和秩序。
• The surreptitious moBilization of troops in preparation for a sneak attack.
  悄悄动员部队准备突然偷袭。
• Even before Black Mirror was shown in the United States, Mr. Brooker said he began hearing from Hollywood types who were finding it on shady torrent sites or getting surreptitious DVD copies or whatever.
  布鲁克说，《黑镜》在美国上映之前，就开始有好莱坞的人和他联系，他们是从可疑的种子网站下载，或者私下传播的DVD之类渠道看到这部剧集的。
• They had several surreptitious conversations.
  他们有过几次秘密会谈。
• We always assumed it was nerves, or a surreptitious attempt to glance at their wristwatch.
  通常出现这种情况时，我们会有两种假设：他可能很紧张，或者只是想偷偷地看表。
• I do not mind you smoking occasionally& there's no need to be so surreptitious about it!
  你偶尔吸烟我倒并不介意&何必这样躲躲闪闪！
• Had we been accompanied by my father, the loud harassment would have been replaced with more surreptitious gestures.
  有的时候，如果父亲和我们一起，这些大声的骚扰则会转变为鬼鬼祟祟的手势。
• Authorization to Search for Stolen Goods She carried out a surreptitious search of his belongings.
  搜查被盗物品的授权书她暗地里搜查他的东西。
• Took a surreptitious glance at his watch;
  偷偷瞟了一下他的表；
• She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch.
  她偷偷看了一眼手表。