sneak

英 [sniːk]

美 [sniːk]

v.  偷偷地走; 溜; 偷偷地做; 偷带; 偷拿; 偷走(不重要的或小的东西)
n.  打小报告的人，告状者(尤指儿童)
adj.  突然的; 出其不意的

过去式：sneaked　现在分词：sneaking　过去分词：sneaked　第三人称单数：sneaks　复数：sneaks　

Collins.2 / BNC.8704 / COCA.4557

短语动词

sneak up on
1. 偷偷走近；偷偷挨近 2. 突然降临；出其不意地发生

sneak up (on sb/sth)

偷偷走近
to move towards sb very quietly so that they do not see or hear you until you reach them
1. I sneaked up the stairs.
  我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。

verb

偷偷地走；溜
to go somewhere secretly, trying to avoid being seen
1. I sneaked up the stairs.
  我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
偷偷地做；偷带；偷拿
to do sth or take sb/sth somewhere secretly, often without permission
1. We sneaked a look at her diary.
  我们偷偷看了一眼她的日记。
2. I managed to sneak a note to him.
  我设法偷偷给他递了张条子。
3. I managed to sneak him a note.
  我设法偷偷给他递了张条子。
偷走（不重要的或小的东西）
to secretly take sth small or unimportant
1. I sneaked a cake when they were out of the room.
  趁他们不在屋里，我偷偷拿了一块蛋糕。
（儿童向成人）打小报告，告状
to tell an adult that another child has done sth wrong, especially in order to cause trouble
1. Did you sneak on me to the teacher?
  你有没有向老师告我的状？

noun

打小报告的人，告状者（尤指儿童）
a person, especially a child, who tells sb about sth wrong that another person has done

adj.

The form snuck is also used in American English for the past tense and past participle. 在美国英语里 snuck 也用作过去式和过去分词。

VERB 潜行;偷偷地走
If yousneaksomewhere, you go there very quietly on foot, trying to avoid being seen or heard.
1. Sometimes he would sneak out of his house late at night to be with me...
  有时候，他会在深夜里偷偷溜出家与我相会。
2. Don't sneak away and hide.
  别溜走藏起来。
VERB 偷带;私运
If yousneaksomething somewhere, you take it there secretly.
1. He smuggled papers out each day, photocopied them, and snuck them back...
  他每天都把文件偷偷地带出去复印，然后再偷偷地拿回来。
2. You even snuck me a cigarette.
  你居然偷偷塞给我一支烟。
VERB 偷(看)
If yousneaka look at someone or something, you secretly have a quick look at them.
1. You sneak a look at your watch to see how long you've got to wait.
  你偷偷地望一眼手表，看看要等多长时间。
See also:sneaking

noun

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Synonym:finksnitchsnitcherstoolpigeonstool pigeonstooliesneakercanary
someone who prowls or sneaks about
Synonym:prowlerstalker
a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible

verb

to go stealthily or furtively
1. ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house
Synonym:mousecreeppussyfoot
pass on stealthily
1. He slipped me the key when nobody was looking
Synonym:slip
make off with belongings of others
Synonym:pilfercabbagepurloinpinchabstractsnarfswipehookfilchnobblelift
put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner
1. sneak a look
2. sneak a cigarette

Sneak on planes and travel everywhere!
各处的飞机和旅行上偷偷地逃走！
From this may sneak a peek at, different civilized connotation and difference.
由此可以窥见，不同文明的内涵和差异。
Look, I'll find some way to distract her, and then you sneak out.
听着，我会找个法子分散她的注意力，你就偷偷溜出去。
Leslie: If we had a troll hunter, we could track its scent and sneak up on it.
莱斯利：如果我们有一个巨魔猎人，我们可以跟踪其气味和偷袭它。
My working days were spent mooning round his department, trying to sneak a chance encounter.
上班时我在他的部门转来转去，暗中寻找巧遇他的机会。
But since it was a sneak attack, I feel guilty about what I did.
但是这是场偷袭，我为我所作的感到内疚。
And don't sneak up on me again!
你不要再在后面吓我了！
He had just shown them his latest masterpiece in a sneak preview.
他刚在一次不公开的预展中让他们看了他最新的杰作。
I can sneak you out without being noticed.
我能把你偷偷地带出去，别人了现不了。
Don't sneak up on me like that! You gave me quite a shock.
别像那样偷偷靠近我，你吓了我一大跳。