| 单词 |
sneak |
| 释义 |
sneak /sniːk/ vi. | vt. | n. | a. | phr.
I (sneaked 或 〈主美口〉snuck /snʌk/)
❶ vi.
1. 偷偷地走，溜，潜行
sneak out of the back door 偷偷从后门溜走
sneak aboard a plane (ship) 偷偷登上飞机(轮船)
sneak across borders in the dark of night 趁黑夜偷越边境
Roger sneaked in when no one was looking and stole a pie. 罗杰乘人不注意溜进去偷了一块馅饼。
An enemy plane sneaked through the air defences without being noticed. 一架敌机偷偷穿过层层空防设施而未被察觉。
2. 偷偷地躲避；狡猾地逃避
She sneaked out of washing the dishes. 她耍滑头逃避了洗碗碟的活儿。
3. 〈英口〉(向教师或父母等)打小报告，告密
The children were sure that someone had sneaked on them to the teacher. 孩子们肯定有人向老师讲了他们的坏话。
❷ vt.
1. 偷偷地做，偷偷地吃(或喝、拿、给等)
sneak a look through the keyhole 通过钥匙孔偷看
sneak a drink (cigarette) 偷偷地喝酒(吸烟)
She sneaked a nail file out of her purse. 她悄悄地从提包里拿出一把指甲锉。
She kept sneaking me eggs and steak from the kitchen. 她不时偷偷地给我从厨房里拿来鸡蛋和牛排。
They thwarted a plot to sneak their country into the war. 他们挫败了一项暗中把他们的国家拖入战争的阴谋。
2. 〈口〉偷窃
The boy was caught sneaking a pear from a shop. 男孩偷店里的梨时被当场捉住。
II n.
1. 偷偷摸摸的人，鬼鬼祟祟的人
2. 〈英口〉告密生
That boy is a sneak — he told the teacher what I had done. 那男生是个告密生——他把我做的事向老师打了小报告。
3. 偷偷摸摸的行为，鬼鬼祟祟的行为
4. 溜走，不告而别
take a sneak 溜之大吉
5. [sneaks]〈美口〉= sneaker
6. ＝ sneak preview
III a.
1. 偷偷的，暗中进行的
have a sneak smoke on a cigar 偷吸雪茄
a sneak wave 暗浪
2. 突然的，出其不意的
[< OE snīcan to creep < ON snīkja to hanker after] phr. on (或 upon) the sneak 偷偷地；秘密地 a nightclub operated on the sneak 秘密营业的夜总会 sneak up 偷偷地走近 I wondered how he had sneaked up so quietly. 我奇怪他怎么会这样悄无声息地走了过来。sneak up on (或 behind) the enemies for a surprise attack 偷偷地挨近敌人实施突然袭击 |
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