| 单词 | on the sly |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (upon, under, or by) the sly 2. on (upon, under, or by) the sly, in a secret, clandestine, or covert manner; without publicity or openness; secretly, covertly, stealthily. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb] softlyc1225 by stalea1240 privilya1250 slylyc1275 thieflyc1290 stealingly13.. by stealth1390 stalworthlya1400 theftfullyc1400 theftlyc1400 theftuouslyc1400 under veilc1425 thievishly?c1450 by theft1488 quietly1488 furtively1490 by surreption1526 hugger-muggera1529 in hugger-mugger1529 underhand1538 insidiously1545 creepingly1548 surreptiously1573 underboard1582 filchingly1583 sneakingly1598 underwater1600 slipperily1603 thief-likea1625 clandestinely1632 surreptitiously1643 thievously1658 clancularly1699 stownlins1786 stealthily1806 underhandedly1806 stolen-wise1813 on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818 round-the-corner1820 underhanded1823 stealthfully1828 slinkingly1830 slippingly1830 on the sneak?1863 sneakishly1867 behind backs1874 stalkingly1891 on the side1893 under the counter1926 underground1935 under the table1938 down and dirty1959 sneakily1966 (a) (b)1818 J. Keats Let. 18 Dec. (1958) II. 13 It might have been a good joke to pour on the sly bottle after bottle into a washing tub and roar for more.1825 Sporting Mag. 16 330 We should find them ever on the ‘sly’, as it is called.1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 387/1 They sold it..to ladies that liked a drop on the sly.1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. xc. 234 Prominent politicians came to seek favours from him on the sly.(c)1843 H. W. Longfellow Spanish Student iii. v. 146 As soon as you see the planets are out, in with you, and be busy with the ten commandments, under the sly.(d)1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vii. 152 Mrs. Poyser..continually gazed at Hetty's charms by the sly.1861 Rom. Dull Life xxx. 218 It seems to me disgraceful to do things by the sly, that you dare not have known.1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. (at cited word) Any business transacted, or intimation given, privately, or under the rose, is said to be done upon the sly. 1866 C. Reade Griffith Gaunt (ed. 2) III. 102 A certain farmer's man, who wired hares upon the sly. < as lemmas |
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