furtive

英 [ˈfɜːtɪv]

美 [ˈfɜːrtɪv]

adj.  偷偷摸摸的; 鬼鬼祟祟的; 遮遮掩掩的

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Collins.1 / BNC.16387 / COCA.17887

牛津词典

adj.

• 偷偷摸摸的；鬼鬼祟祟的；遮遮掩掩的
  behaving in a way that shows that you want to keep sth secret and do not want to be noticed
  1. She cast a furtive glance over her shoulder.
     她心里不安，回头偷偷瞥了一下。
  2. He looked sly and furtive.
     他显得偷偷摸摸，鬼鬼祟祟。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 偷偷摸摸的;鬼鬼祟祟的;秘密的
  If you describe someone's behaviour asfurtive, you disapprove of them behaving as if they want to keep something secret or hidden.
  1. With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and entered the house.
     她鬼鬼祟祟地往身后扫了一眼，然后打开门锁进了房子。

双语例句

• With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and entered the house.
  她鬼鬼祟祟地往身后扫了一眼，然后打开门锁进了房子。
• I saw him cast a furtive glance at the woman at the table to his right.
  我看见他朝他右边的那张桌子旁坐着的女人偷偷瞥了一眼。
• What hideous, furtive hand is that which is slipped into the pocket of victory?
  偷偷伸在胜利的衣袋里的那只凶手是谁的？
• He had the furtive air of someone on an embarrassing errand, like buying underwear for his girl friend.
  他的神情鬼鬼祟祟的，似在进行尴尬的跑腿，比如为他女友买内衣。
• Occasionally I took a furtive glance at him.
  偶尔我偷偷地望他一眼。
• Later this was taken by some critics to be a typical NASA reaction& insular, furtive, overcontrolling.
  后来这些举措被批为典型的NASA反应&偏狭封闭、鬼祟、过分控制。
• The man's furtive manner made the policeman follow him.
  这人鬼鬼祟祟的举止引得警察跟踪了他。
• The man's furtive manner gave rise to the suspicion of the theft among the policemen.
  那个男人鬼鬼祟祟的样子，引起警察怀疑盗窃案是他作的案。
• There was something furtive about his behaviour and I immediately felt suspicious.
  他的行为有些鬼鬼祟祟，我立刻觉得很可疑。
• The man's furtive manner made the policeman watch him to see what he would do.
  那人鬼鬼祟祟的样子引起警察对他的监视，看他要做什么。