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

• He took a furtive glance at the clock.
  他偷偷地瞧了一眼钟。
• Occasionally I took a furtive glance at him.
  偶尔我偷偷地望他一眼。
• Fear showed in his eyes, in the furtive darting of his gaze.
  他的眼神，他那躲躲闪闪的一瞥，显示出了他内心的恐惧。
• 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。
• He is furtive in his manner.
  他的样子鬼鬼祟祟。
• Japanese love hotels, a refuge for space-constrained married couples and furtive philanderers, have long been a money-spinner.
  作为家居空间狭小的已婚夫妇和鬼鬼祟祟的好色之徒的庇护所，长期以来，日本的情人酒店一直是台赚钱机器。
• During it antonia's eyes grew more friendly and more curious, and his own more shy, and schooled, more furtive and more ardent.
  这其间，安东妮亚的眼睛变得更亲切更好奇了，他自己的呢，却变得更羞怯，更拘谨，更隐秘，也更热情了。
• 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。
• 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。