surreptitious

美 [ˌsɜːrəpˈtɪʃəs]英 [ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs]
  • adj.偷偷摸摸的;秘密的;趁人不注意赶紧进行的

派生词: surreptitiously adv.

surreptitioussurreptitious

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

She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch.

她偷偷看了一眼手表。

furtive

surreptitious

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    ADJ-GRADED 秘密的;鬼鬼祟祟的;偷偷摸摸的
    A surreptitious action is done secretly.

    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。

  • Surreptitiously Mark looked at his watch.

    马克偷偷看了看表。

adj

1
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
clandestine intelligence operations
cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
hole-and-corner intrigue
secret missions
a secret agent
secret sales of arms
surreptitious mobilization of troops
an undercover investigation
underground resistance
Synonym: clandestine cloak-and-dagger hole-and-corner(a) hugger-mugger hush-hush secret undercover underground
2
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy;taking pains to avoid being observed
a furtive manner
a sneak attack
stealthy footsteps
a surreptitious glance at his watch
Synonym: furtive sneak(a) sneaky stealthy

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  1. She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch .

    她偷偷看了一眼手表。

  2. 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。

  3. They had several surreptitious conversations .

    他们有过几次秘密会谈。

  4. For starters , the technology is difficult to understand and its use is often surreptitious .

    首先,人工智能技术很难理解,其用途往往带有神秘色彩。

  5. The surreptitious moBilization of troops in preparation for a sneak attack .

    悄悄动员部队准备突然偷袭。

  6. She gave him a surreptitious look as she ③ took ② four more of his sweets .

    她又①把②他的糖③抓走四块,还偷偷向他瞄了一眼。

  7. 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。

  8. Took a surreptitious glance at his watch ;

    偷偷瞟了一下他的表;

  9. 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!

  10. Rong Rong 's photographs convey the drama and mystery of these surreptitious performances .

    荣荣的摄影作品传达了这些地下行为活动的戏剧性和神秘性。

  11. His surreptitious behaviour naturally aroused suspicion .

    他那鬼鬼祟祟的行为自然引起了旁人的怀疑。

  12. But there might be a more surreptitious reason your children are cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs .

    但是可能有一个更秘密的原因使你孩子成为可可松饼的狂热者。

  13. 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。

  14. The display can also be customized to show surreptitious symbols when a message is received from someone the user would rather keep secret in certain situations .

    在用户不希望短信的发送者被别人知道时,这款手机还可以显示只有用户自己才能识别的秘密代号。

  15. 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。

  16. 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。

  17. The UI of the system presented in the present thesis is friendly , simple , stable , safe and surreptitious . The system can realize the share of information resource , and improve the efficiency and accuracy of teaching management .

    本系统的用户界面友好、操作简单、运行稳定、安全性和保密性强,实现了信息资源的共享,能有效地提高教学管理工作的效率和准确性。

  18. 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。

  19. Alan 's rather surreptitious access to the physics workshop was , however , symbolic of the problem that he faced in creating that life , by overcoming the line drawn between mathematics and engineering , the logical and the physical .

    艾伦走进了机械加工间,这是他的一小步,但却是一个重要的标志,这意味着他越过了数学与工程、逻辑与物理之间的界线,他开始面对这个实体的世界了。

  20. He says he 's more worried about surreptitious humans than sentient robots and noted that Nathan 's " dude-bro " speak is a metaphor for how tech companies lure us into divulging our lives .

    他说,比起产生意识的机器人,他更害怕偷偷摸摸的人类,内森那种整天称兄道弟的说话腔调,隐喻了试图引诱我们将私人生活曝露在外的科技公司。

  21. 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。

  22. Moreover , literature , Bola ñ o writes , " is a surreptitious form of violence , a passport to respectability , and can , in certain young and sensitive nations , disguise the social climber 's origins . "

    波拉尼奥写道,文学“是暴力的一种隐秘形式,是通往名望的通行证,在某些年轻而敏感的国度,可以掩盖不择手段挤进上流社会者的出身”。

  23. It is for this reason that the Ministry of Magic has insisted upon a register of Animagi , for there can be no doubt that this kind of magic is of greatest use to those engaged in surreptitious , covert or even criminal activity .

    正是由于这个原因,魔法部坚持把所有的阿尼马格斯登记在案,因为对于那些从事鬼鬼祟祟、不可告人的勾当,甚至从事犯罪活动的人来说,这类魔法无疑是十分有用的。

  24. Eating ortolan is also a surreptitious pleasure beyond France : The author and chef Anthony Bourdain , in his 2010 book , " Medium Raw , " described a secret , late-night meeting of French chefs in a New York restaurant to eat ortolans .

    在法国,吃圃鹀也是一种偷偷摸摸的享乐:作家兼大厨安东尼·伯尔顿(AnthonyBourdain)在2010年的著作《半熟》(MediumRaw)中描写法国大厨们半夜在纽约的一家餐厅秘密聚会,品尝圃鹀。