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surreptitious

/sur-uhp-tish-uhs/US // ˌsɜr əpˈtɪʃ əs //UK // (ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs) //

偷偷摸摸的,诡秘的,偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸地

Related Words

covert隐蔽性,秘密的,隐蔽的,隐蔽furtive诡秘的,鬼鬼祟祟,诡秘,鬼鬼祟祟的hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地unauthorized未经授权的,未经授权的的,未经授权许可的,未经授权的情况下clandestine秘密,秘密的,隐蔽性,隐秘fraudulent欺诈性的,欺诈性,欺诈,诈骗hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽private私营,私有,私立,私家sly狡猾的,狡猾,诡谲,诡异的stealthy隐秘的,隐蔽的,隐秘,隐蔽under wraps包裹下的,隐蔽性,包裹中的,隐秘性undercover卧底,卧卧底,卧底工作,卧探underhand低头族,劣势,劣质的,劣势地位veiled隐蔽的,面纱,隐蔽,昧着良心sneaking偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,偷偷摸摸地,鬼鬼祟祟hole-and-corner孔和角,孔和角落,孔和角的,洞和角on the sly偷偷摸摸地,偷偷摸摸,暗地里,偷偷摸摸的skulking偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,潜伏,潜行slinking滑行,偷偷摸摸,溜达,偷偷摸摸的under-the-table台下,表下,台下的,台下的人

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
    • : acting in a stealthy way.
    • : obtained by subreption; subreptitious.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.sneaky, secret
Synonyms
clandestine秘密,秘密的,隐蔽性,隐秘covert隐蔽性,秘密的,隐蔽的,隐蔽furtive诡秘的,鬼鬼祟祟,诡秘,鬼鬼祟祟的hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地unauthorized未经授权的,未经授权的的,未经授权许可的,未经授权的情况下fraudulent欺诈性的,欺诈性,欺诈,诈骗hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽hole-and-corner孔和角,孔和角落,孔和角的,洞和角on the qt在QT上on the sly偷偷摸摸地,偷偷摸摸,暗地里,偷偷摸摸的private私营,私有,私立,私家skulking偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,潜伏,潜行slinking滑行,偷偷摸摸,溜达,偷偷摸摸的sly狡猾的,狡猾,诡谲,诡异的sneaking偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,偷偷摸摸地,鬼鬼祟祟stealthy隐秘的,隐蔽的,隐秘,隐蔽sub-rosa亚罗萨,亚罗斯,亚罗莎,亚罗under wraps包裹下的,隐蔽性,包裹中的,隐秘性under-the-table台下,表下,台下的,台下的人undercover卧底,卧卧底,卧底工作,卧探underhand低头族,劣势,劣质的,劣势地位veiled隐蔽的,面纱,隐蔽,昧着良心

Examples

  • I try to be a little more surreptitious about it so it doesn’t scare him, but I do watch him.

  • That’s where organoids can provide a window into the surreptitious process.

  • Already, companies are trying surreptitious fingerprinting methods to circumvent Apple’s crackdown on app tracking in its mobile operating system.

  • The surreptitious communication can occur without using computer memory, sockets, files, or any other operating system feature, developer Hector Martin said.

  • Quanta Magazine spoke with Darden recently about her experience working for NASA, how to make fast planes quieter, and her surreptitious visits to speak with schoolchildren and Girl Scouts.

  • Last month I turned and faced their surreptitious security: “Catch any thieves today?”

  • Stephanie often takes surreptitious photographs of fellow commuters for a not-yet-realized blog.

  • They refused until they had “achieved their surreptitious climax.”

  • But by 1953, with McCarthyism and the second Red Scare in full swing, the FBI moved from surreptitious research to direct contact.

  • Grandmother Penny and Mr. Spackles went to the circus in a more or less surreptitious manner.

  • The house was but a small one, with no surreptitious closets or cupboards, or other hiding-places.

  • She took a surreptitious glance at the profile of Captain Goritz.

  • It was his first surreptitious taste of fame on the Atlantic coast, and not without its delight.

  • She reflected quickly that he could not have known anything of her surreptitious trading with the peddler.

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