sneak
verb
uk/sniːk/us/sniːk/sneakedorUSalsosnuck|sneakedorUSalsosnucksneakverb(MOVE SECRETLY)
C2[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
to gosomewheresecretly, or to take someone or somethingsomewheresecretly:
偷偷地走，潜行；偷带，偷拿Imanagedto sneakinthrough the backdoorwhile she wasn'tlooking.我趁她不注意从后门偷偷溜了进来。
Jandoesn't have aticketbut Ithoughtwe might sneak herin.简没有票，但我想我们或许可以把她偷偷带进去。
IthoughtI'd sneakup onhim(=movecloseto him without himseeing)and give him asurprise.我打算趁他不注意悄悄走到他身边，吓他一跳。
Hiding and disguising
- be holed upidiom
- booby trap
- camo
- camouflage
- camouflaged
- cloak
- drown
- hiding
- hit the deckidiom
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- secrete
- shroud
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- sidle
- skulk
- smokescreen
- tuck
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Moving to avoid being seen
sneakverb(TELL SECRETLY)
[I]UKslangdisapproving
tosecretlytellsomeone inauthority,especiallyateacher, that someoneelsehas done somethingbad, often inordertocausetrouble:
告密；（尤指向老师）打小报告She was always sneakingonotherkidsin theclass.她总是向老师打小报告，说班里其他孩子的坏话。
Synonym
snitch(TELL SECRETLY)
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets outidiom
- anti-secrecy
- backchannel
- bare
- blowsomeone'scoveridiom
- blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
- break
- declassify
- hold
- huddle
- Queen's evidence
- rat
- rat onsomeone/something
- reintroduce
- revealingly
- revelatory
- state's evidence
- tip
- transpire
- unload
sneakverb(LOOK)
sneak a look/glance atsomeone/something
C2
tolookat someone or somethingquicklyandsecretly:
很快地悄悄看…一眼Inoticedhim sneak alookat what I was writing.我注意到他悄悄地偷看了一眼我正在写的东西。
Using the eyes
- accommodate
- accommodation
- all eyes are onsomeone/somethingidiom
- astigmatic
- beholder
- butcher
- corner
- gaze
- glare
- glass
- lookout
- perceive
- saw
- scope
- seesomethingwithyourown eyesidiom
- seeing is believingidiom
- shoot a glance atsomeoneidiom
- spot
- stand oversomeone
- tab
sneak
noun[C]
uk/sniːk/us/sniːk/sneaknoun[C](PERSON)
UKinformaldisapproving
apersonwhotellspeopleinauthoritywhen someoneelsedoes somethingbad:
告密者；打小报告者You toldMrsCooper that it was me whotippedthepaintover, didn't you - younastylittle sneak!是你告诉了库珀夫人我打翻了油漆，对吗——你这卑鄙的告密者！
Synonyms
finkUSold-fashionedinformal
snitchinformaldisapproving
People who reveal secrets & tell tales
- big mouth
- blabbermouth
- dobber
- fink
- grass
- informer
- nark
- rat
- rumour-monger
- scandalmonger
- scaremonger
- snitch
- source
- stool pigeon
- supergrass
- tattletale
- telltale
- whistle-blower
sneaknoun[C](SHOE)
USinformal
atypeoflight,comfortableshoethat issuitableforplayingsportsin:
I like towearplainwhiteleathersneaks.
anoldpairof sneaks
Synonym
sneaker
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- These high-tops are myfavoritesneaks.
- Everybodyneedsapairofclassiccanvassneaks.
- Thequarterbackdonatedapairof his sneaks to themuseum.
Mythological & legendary characters
- Abominable Snowman
- Anancy
- Andromeda
- Ares
- basilisk
- changeling
- Cinderella
- faun
- giantess
- harpy
- imp
- makara
- mermaid
- merman
- Minerva
- Neptune
- Nessie
- sphinx
- the Loch Ness Monster
- the sandman