furtive
furtive 英 [ˈfɜ:tɪv] 美 [ˈfɜrtɪv]
adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的，秘密的
She cast a furtive glance over her shoulder. 她偷偷往背后瞥了一下。
He looked sly and furtive. 他显得偷偷摸摸，鬼鬼祟祟。
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- adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的，秘密的
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1. She cast a furtive glance over her shoulder.
她偷偷往背后瞥了一下。
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2. He looked sly and furtive.
他显得偷偷摸摸，鬼鬼祟祟。
- furtive (adj.) 16c., from Middle French furtif (16c.), from Latin furtivus "stolen," hence also "hidden, secret," from furtum "theft, robbery; a stolen thing," from fur (genitive furis) "a thief, extortioner," also a general term of abuse, "rascal, rogue," probably from PIE *bhor-, from root *bher- (1) "to carry; to bear children." Related: Furtiveness.
fur·tive / ˈfɜːtɪv ; NAmE ˈfɜːrtɪv / adjective ( disapproving) behaving in a way that shows that you want to keep sth secret and do not want to be noticed 偷偷摸摸的；鬼鬼祟祟的；遮遮掩掩的 SYN stealthy ◆ She cast a furtive glanceover her shoulder. 她偷偷往背后瞥了一下。 ◆ He looked sly and furtive. 他显得偷偷摸摸，鬼鬼祟祟。 ▶ fur·tive·ly / ˈfɜːtɪvli ; NAmE ˈfɜːrtɪvli / adverb fur·tive·ness / ˈfɜːtɪvnəs ; NAmE ˈfɜːrtɪvnəs / noun [uncountable ] fur·tive / ˈfɜːtɪv ; NAmE ˈfɜːrtɪv / fur·tive·ly / ˈfɜːtɪvli ; NAmE ˈfɜːrtɪvli / fur·tive·ness / ˈfɜːtɪvnəs ; NAmE ˈfɜːrtɪvnəs /
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