sneak

sneak

S0508900 (snēk)v. sneaked or snuck (snŭk), sneak·ing, sneaks v.intr.1. To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.2. To behave in a cowardly or servile manner.v.tr. To move, give, take, or put in a quiet, stealthy manner: sneak candy into one's mouth; sneaked a look at the grade sheet.n.1. A person regarded as stealthy, cowardly, or underhanded.2. An instance of sneaking; a quiet, stealthy movement.3. Informal A sneaker.adj.1. Carried out in a clandestine manner: sneak preparations for war.2. Perpetrated without warning: a sneak attack.

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[Probably akin to Middle English sniken, to creep, from Old English snīcan.]Usage Note: Snuck is an Americanism first introduced in the 1800s as a nonstandard regional variant of sneaked. Snuck probably arose in imitation of the pattern set by stick/stuck and strike/struck. Widespread use of snuck in the United States has become more common with every generation. It is now used by educated speakers in all regions and was acceptable to 75 percent of the Usage Panel in our 2008 survey. This stands in marked contrast to the 67 percent that disapproved of snuck twenty years earlier. The more traditional form sneaked, which predominates in British English, is fully acceptable as well, with 90 percent approving it in 2008.

sneak

(sniːk) vb1. (intr; often foll by along, off, in, etc) to move furtively2. (intr) to behave in a cowardly or underhand manner3. (tr) to bring, take, or put stealthily4. (intr) informal chiefly Brit to tell tales (esp in schools)5. (tr) informal to steal6. (intr; foll by off, out, away, etc) informal to leave unobtrusivelyn7. a person who acts in an underhand or cowardly manner, esp as an informer8. a. a stealthy act or movementb. (as modifier): a sneak attack. 9. informal Brit an unobtrusive departure[Old English snīcan to creep; from Old Norse snīkja to hanker after] ˈsneaky adj ˈsneakily adv ˈsneakiness n

sneak

(snik)

v. sneaked or snuck, sneak•ing,
n., adj. v.i. 1. to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk. 2. to act in a furtive or underhand way. v.t. 3. to move, put, pass, etc., in a stealthy or furtive manner: He sneaked the gun into his pocket. 4. to do, take, or have hurriedly or surreptitiously: to sneak a cigarette. n. 5. a sneaking, underhand, or contemptible person. 6. a stealthy or furtive departure. 7. sneaker (def. 1). adj. 8. stealthy; surreptitious: a sneak raid. [1590–1600; obscurely akin to Middle English sniken, Old English snīcan to creep, c. Old Norse snīkja to hanker after] syn: See lurk. usage: First recorded in writing near the end of the 19th century in the U.S., snuck has become in recent decades a standard variant past tense and past participle: Bored by the lecture, we snuck out the side door. snuck occurs frequently in fiction, in journalism, and on radio and television, whereas sneaked is more likely in highly formal or belletristic writing. snuck is the only spoken past tense and past participle for many younger and middle-aged persons of all educational levels in the U.S. and Canada. It has occasionally been considered nonstandard but is so widely used by professional writers and educated speakers that it can no longer be so regarded.

sneak

Past participle: sneaked
Gerund: sneaking

Imperative
sneak
sneak

Present
I sneak
you sneak
he/she/it sneaks
we sneak
you sneak
they sneak

Preterite
I sneaked
you sneaked
he/she/it sneaked
we sneaked
you sneaked
they sneaked

Present Continuous
I am sneaking
you are sneaking
he/she/it is sneaking
we are sneaking
you are sneaking
they are sneaking

Present Perfect
I have sneaked
you have sneaked
he/she/it has sneaked
we have sneaked
you have sneaked
they have sneaked

Past Continuous
I was sneaking
you were sneaking
he/she/it was sneaking
we were sneaking
you were sneaking
they were sneaking

Past Perfect
I had sneaked
you had sneaked
he/she/it had sneaked
we had sneaked
you had sneaked
they had sneaked

Future
I will sneak
you will sneak
he/she/it will sneak
we will sneak
you will sneak
they will sneak

Future Perfect
I will have sneaked
you will have sneaked
he/she/it will have sneaked
we will have sneaked
you will have sneaked
they will have sneaked

Future Continuous
I will be sneaking
you will be sneaking
he/she/it will be sneaking
we will be sneaking
you will be sneaking
they will be sneaking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sneaking
you have been sneaking
he/she/it has been sneaking
we have been sneaking
you have been sneaking
they have been sneaking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sneaking
you will have been sneaking
he/she/it will have been sneaking
we will have been sneaking
you will have been sneaking
they will have been sneaking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sneaking
you had been sneaking
he/she/it had been sneaking
we had been sneaking
you had been sneaking
they had been sneaking

Conditional
I would sneak
you would sneak
he/she/it would sneak
we would sneak
you would sneak
they would sneak

Past Conditional
I would have sneaked
you would have sneaked
he/she/it would have sneaked
we would have sneaked
you would have sneaked
they would have sneaked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sneak - a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptibledisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	2.	sneak - someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentionsprowler, stalkerinterloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
	3.	sneak - someone acting as an informer or decoy for the policecanary, fink, snitch, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, snitcher, sneakerbetrayer, blabber, informer, squealer, rat - one who reveals confidential information in return for money
Verb	1.	sneak - to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"mouse, pussyfoot, creepwalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away - leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard"
	2.	sneak - put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	3.	sneak - make off with belongings of others cabbage, filch, pilfer, purloin, snarf, swipe, abstract, nobble, pinch, hook, liftsteal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
	4.	sneak - pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"sliphand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
Adj.	1.	sneak - marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, sneakyconcealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"

sneak

verb1. slink, slip, steal, creep, ghost, pad, tiptoe, sidle, skulk Don't sneak away and hide.2. slip, smuggle, spirit He snuck me a cigarette.3. snatch, steal, do something furtively or stealthily She sneaked a look at her watch.noun1. informer, grass (Brit. slang), betrayer, telltale, squealer (slang), Judas, accuser, stool pigeon, snake in the grass, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang) He is disloyal, distrustful and a sneak.adjective1. secret, quick, clandestine, furtive, stealthy We can give you this exclusive sneak preview.sneak up on something or someone creep up on, take by surprise, tiptoe up on I managed to sneak up on him.

sneak

verb1. To move silently and furtively:creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, steal.Slang: gumshoe.2. To bring in or take out secretly:smuggle, spirit.nounOne who behaves in a stealthy, furtive way:prowler, sneaker, weasel.

Translations

偷潜行鬼鬼祟祟的人

sneak

(sniːk) verb1. to go quietly and secretly, especially for a dishonest purpose. He must have sneaked into my room when no-one was looking and stolen the money. 潛行 潜行2. to take secretly. He sneaked the letter out of her drawer. 偷 偷 noun a mean, deceitful person, especially a telltale. 鬼鬼祟祟的人 鬼鬼祟祟的人ˈsneakers noun plural soft shoes with soles made of rubber, rope etc. He was wearing blue jeans and sneakers. 休閒鞋 软底鞋，球鞋 ˈsneaking adjective (of a feeling) slight but not easy to suppress. She knew he was wicked but she had a sneaking admiration for his courage. 卑怯的，畏縮的 暗中的，卑怯的，畏缩的 ˈsneaky adjectiveIt was a bit sneaky of him to tell the teacher about me. 鬼鬼祟祟的 鬼鬼祟祟的ˈsneakiness noun 鬼祟 鬼祟