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be sneaky about sth
about 后接不愿坦白的对象或用意。
She was sneaky about her plans.
她对她的计划遮遮掩掩。
偷偷摸摸的；鬼鬼祟祟的
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偷偷摸摸的；鬼鬼祟祟的
quiet and secretive, avoiding being observed
She was sneaky about her plans.
她对她的计划遮遮掩掩。
难以捉摸的；因不断智胜对手而难以捕获或观察。
Elusive; difficult to capture or observe due to constantly outwitting the adversaries.
具有欺骗性的
marked by deception
不诚实的；欺骗的。
Dishonest; deceitful.
安静、谨慎和秘密的；尽力避免被观察到的
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
The sneaky cat crept up on the bird without making a sound.
那只鬼鬼祟祟的猫悄无声息地靠近小鸟。
I don't trust him because he has a sneaky way of asking questions.
我不信任他，因为他问问题的方式鬼鬼祟祟的。
She gave me a sneaky glance before leaving the room.
她离开房间前偷偷看了我一眼。
about 后接不愿坦白的对象或用意。
She was sneaky about her plans.
她对她的计划遮遮掩掩。
这个句型用来评价某人的行为不光明正大。
It was sneaky of him to hide the truth.
他隐瞒真相，真是鬼鬼祟祟的。
sneaky 放在名词前作定语，可指不诚实、阴险或难以提防的举动。
That was a sneaky trick.
那是一个卑鄙的伎俩。
Not this
She sneaky looked at me.
Use this
She sneakily looked at me.
sneaky 是形容词，不能修饰动词 looked；修饰动词要用副词 sneakily。
Not this
He is very sneak.
Use this
He is very sneaky.
be 动词后作表语需要用形容词，sneak 是动词或名词，sneaky 才是形容词，表示“鬼鬼祟祟的”。
Not this
That was a sneak smile.
Use this
That was a sneaky smile.
sneak 作形容词通常只用于固定搭配（如 sneak attack 偷袭），描述人或表情时应用形容词 sneaky。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
偷偷看一眼；先睹为快
The kids had a sneaky peek at their Christmas presents.
孩子们偷偷看了一眼他们的圣诞礼物。
偷偷摸摸的举动；隐蔽手段
She made a sneaky move and took the last seat.
她偷偷摸摸地占走了最后一个座位。
欺骗的伎俩；花招
He played a sneaky trick on his roommate.
他对室友耍了个花招。
偷偷摸摸的人；狡猾的人
I don't trust him – he's a sneaky person.
我不信任他——他是个偷偷摸摸的人。
偷看；抢先一瞥
We got a sneaky peek at the new design before it was released.
在新设计发布之前，我们偷偷看了一眼。
隐约觉得；心里怀疑
I have a sneaky suspicion that she already knows the answer.
我隐约觉得她已经知道答案了。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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记忆联想：sneaky 由 sneak（偷偷溜走）+ y 构成，想到有人蹑手蹑脚地溜走，就是鬼鬼祟祟、难以捉摸的。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、非正式文章、描述行为或性格 sneaky 通常用于日常口语和非正式书面语，正式场合较少见，多带有一点贬义或玩笑语气，表示偷偷摸摸、不诚实或难以捉摸。
这些词都与 sneaky 押韵：重读音节的元音都是 /i/，后面跟着 /k/ + /i/。注意 tricky /ˈtrɪki/ 和 icky /ˈɪki/ 拼写相近，但元音是短 /ɪ/，发音不同，不押韵。
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