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

Put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner.
秘密地或鬼鬼祟祟地放下、带来或带走。
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。
It was the almost furtive restlessness and irritability that had possessed him.
那是一种一直纠缠着他的隐秘的不安和烦恼。
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。
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。
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。
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。
He took a furtive glance at the clock.
他偷偷地瞧了一眼钟。
Sir, there was one other thing. I noticed a prisoner leaving the authorised area and moving in a furtive manner above the library.
长官，还有一件事情。我发现有一个囚犯离开限制区域，鬼鬼祟祟的到藏书室的上面去。
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。