furtive 英 [ˈfɜːtɪv] 美 [ˈfɜːrtɪv]
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名著用例
“Don’t call me Solomon. Do you want to be the death of me?” asked the man, in a furtive, frightened way.
“别叫我所罗门。你想害死我么？”那人悄悄地、紧张地说。
出自英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens）所著的长篇历史小说《双城记》（A Tale of Two Cities）。该小说以法国大革命为背景，情节感人肺腑，是世界文学经典名著之一。其主要思想是为了爱而自我牺牲，书名中的“双城”指的是巴黎与伦敦。
基本释义
[adjective] attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive
[形容词] （尤指因内疚或认为若是被发现的话会导致麻烦而）试图避免引起注意或留意；遮遮掩掩的
深入解读
Furtive 一词源自拉丁语 furtum （偷窃、抢劫；被偷的东西），现主要作为一个贬义词表示“偷偷摸摸的、鬼鬼祟祟的、遮遮掩掩的”，强调行为谨慎、警觉或者狡猾，既可以形容动作，也可以用来描述带有此类特征的脸、表情等，比如：
- 贼头贼脑的老鼠
a furtive rat - 她鬼鬼祟祟地往身后扫了一眼，然后打开门锁进了房子。
With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and entered the house.
外刊例句
- Stealth fighter jets are designed to be as furtive as possible and sneak through radar without being noticed.
隐形战斗机就是要尽可能地行迹诡秘，能在雷达的追踪下潜行而不被捕捉到行踪。
——《经济学人》 - Many try to hide their surprise, but their furtive glances say it all.
许多人试图掩饰他们的惊讶，但他们游移的眼神透露了一切。
——《纽约时报》
深度学习
furtive (FUR tiv) This adjective means “sneaky” or “shifty” and comes from the Latin word for “thief.” It can describe a person or, more often, the way a person acts.
- In a furtive effort to get closer to Cindy, Max shifted in his seat and casually threw his arm around the back of her chair.
- Afraid that she would fail the history test, Olivia glanced furtively at her neighbor’s paper and was immediately caught by the teacher and accused of cheating.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
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偷偷摸摸（furt tiv）这个形容词的意思是“鬼鬼祟祟”或“狡猾”，来源于拉丁语中“小偷”的意思。它可以描述一个人，或者更常见的是描述一个人的行为方式。
为了偷偷靠近辛迪，麦克斯在座位上挪了挪，随意地用胳膊搂住了她的椅背。
由于担心自己的历史考试不及格，奥利维亚偷偷摸摸地瞥了一眼邻居的试卷，随即被老师抓住并指控作弊。
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常见短语
“furtive” 这个单词的中文解释是 “偷偷摸摸的” 或者 “秘密的”。
以下是包含 “furtive” 这个词的50个短语，每个短语都附有中文解释：
- furtive glance – 偷偷的一瞥
- furtive behavior – 偷偷摸摸的行为
- furtive movement – 秘密的动作
- furtive smile – 暗笑
- furtive meeting – 秘密会面
- furtive look – 偷偷看
- furtive gesture – 秘密手势
- furtive action – 秘密行动
- furtive conversation – 秘密谈话
- furtive glance – 偷瞄
- furtive steps – 悄悄脚步
- furtive behavior – 秘密举止
- furtive whisper – 秘密低声说话
- furtive movement – 偷偷的移动
- furtive intent – 鬼鬼祟祟的意图
- furtive meeting – 鬼鬼祟祟的会面
- furtive action – 鬼鬼祟祟的行动
- furtive glance – 偷窥
- furtive escape – 秘密逃跑
- furtive behavior – 隐秘的举止
- furtive look – 窃视
- furtive gesture – 鬼鬼祟祟的手势
- furtive action – 偷偷的行动
- furtive conversation – 鬼鬼祟祟的交谈
- furtive glance – 偷眼
- furtive steps – 秘密脚步
- furtive behavior – 隐秘的行为
- furtive whisper – 偷偷的耳语
- furtive movement – 鬼鬼祟祟的移动
- furtive intent – 偷偷的意图
- furtive meeting – 鬼鬼祟祟的碰头
- furtive action – 偷偷的动作
- furtive glance – 偷瞟
- furtive escape – 隐秘逃脱
- furtive behavior – 鬼鬼祟祟的举止
- furtive look – 鬼鬼祟祟的一瞥
- furtive gesture – 鬼鬼祟祟的姿态
- furtive action – 鬼鬼祟祟的行为
- furtive conversation – 隐秘交谈
- furtive glance – 窥视
- furtive steps – 鬼鬼祟祟的脚步
- furtive behavior – 偷偷摸摸的举止
- furtive whisper – 鬼鬼祟祟的耳语
- furtive movement – 鬼鬼祟祟的动作
- furtive intent – 偷偷的意图
- furtive meeting – 秘密会面
- furtive action – 隐秘行动
- furtive glance – 窥探
- furtive escape – 鬼鬼祟祟的逃离
- furtive behavior – 隐秘的举止
同近义词
secretive: (of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information
surreptitious: kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of
sly: (of an action) surreptitious
