furtive

词根词缀:

词根
furt= to steal 偷

furtive adj. 偷偷摸摸的

furt 偷 + ive 有…性质的 → 偷偷摸摸的

furtively adv. 偷偷地,暗中地

furtive 偷偷摸摸的 + ly …地 → 偷偷地,暗中地

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相关例句:

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。

The phrase was furtive, sly, yet triumphant.

这话说得鬼鬼祟祟,狡诈,却得意。

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 gave her a grateful, furtive look, and went back to his guest; an impulse had made him hide from her the true condition of affairs.

他向她悄悄地投入感激的一瞥,回到了他的客人跟前去;一种冲动使他把真实的情况瞒住了她。

He pushed it gently with the tip of his finger, lightly, with the furtive.

他用指尖推着,轻轻地、缓缓地、正象一只胆怯心细、想要进门的猫。

The oil companies, meanwhile, have done some furtive checking on their own practices, to minimise the risk that they might suffer a similar accident, but they have all insisted that the disaster will make no difference to their plans for offshore exploration and development.

与此同时,石油公司私下里对自己的活动进行了一些核查,将自己遭遇类似事故的风险最小化。但它们都坚称,这场灾难不会影响其海上勘探和开发计划。