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

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。
The job involved long hours, furtive driving and the arms of the leader of France around his waist.
该工作需要长时间守候、鬼鬼祟祟的驾驶，腰间还要环绕着法国领导人的胳膊。
Later this was taken by some critics to be a typical NASA reaction& insular, furtive, overcontrolling.
后来这些举措被批为典型的NASA反应&偏狭封闭、鬼祟、过分控制。
His furtive behaviour aroused our suspicion.
他鬼鬼祟祟的行为引起了我们的怀疑。
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 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。
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 is furtive in his manner.
他的样子鬼鬼祟祟。
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。
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。