furtive

英 [ˈfɜːtɪv]

美 [ˈfɜːrtɪv]

adj. 偷偷摸摸的; 鬼鬼祟祟的; 遮遮掩掩的

GRE TEM8

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

Occasionally I took a furtive glance at him.
偶尔我偷偷地望他一眼。
The phrase was furtive, sly, yet triumphant.
这话说得鬼鬼祟祟，狡诈，却得意。
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。
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。
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 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。
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。
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。
His furtive behaviour aroused our suspicion.
他鬼鬼祟祟的行为引起了我们的怀疑。
He walked very slowly and circumspectly, and there was something indescribably guilty and furtive in his whole appearance.
他走得很慢，很谨慎，由他的整个外表看来，有一种难以形容的鬼鬼祟祟不可告人的样子。