英语词汇“sneak”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sneakverb

uk/sniːk/us/sniːk/sneaked or US also snuck, sneaked or US also snuck

sneak verb (MOVE SECRETLY)

C2 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere secretly:

I managed to sneak in through the back door while she wasn't looking.

Jan doesn't have a ticket but I thought we might sneak her in.

I thought I'd sneak up on him (= move close to him without him seeing) and give him a surprise.

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Hiding and disguising

be holed up idiom
camo
camouflage
cloak
conceal
concealment
drown
hit the deck idiom
hole up (somewhere)
illusion
incognito
infiltration
obscure
sidle
skulk
smokescreen
snuck
stash
tuck
veil

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sneak verb (TELL SECRETLY)

[ I ] UK slang disapproving to secretly tell someone in authority, especially a teacher, that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble:

She was always sneaking on other kids in the class.

Synonym

snitch

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Revealing secrets & becoming known

(the) word is/gets out idiom
bare
be the talk of the town idiom
break cover idiom
cat
dob sb in
emerge
fink
get around (somewhere)
give sth away
King's evidence
leak
let the cat out of the bag idiom
open your heart to someone idiom
spill the beans idiom
take the wraps off sth idiom
tell on sb
tongues wagging idiom
turn
unmask

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sneak verb (LOOK)

sneak a look/glance at sb/sth

C2 to look at someone or something quickly and secretly:

I noticed him sneak a look at what I was writing.

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Using the eyes

before your very eyes idiom
beheld
bore
breathe
come to sb's attention/notice idiom
dart
eye
feast
gawk
get a load of that! idiom
get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
glance
keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
look-see
observational
out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
passer-by
rest
squint
visual

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sneaknoun [ C ]

uk/sniːk/us/sniːk/UK slang disapproving

a person who tells people in authority when someone else does something bad:

You told Mrs Cooper that it was me who tipped the paint over, didn't you - you nasty little sneak!

Synonym

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People who reveal secrets & tell tales

big mouth
blabbermouth
dobber
fink
grass
informer
nark
rat
rumour-monger
scandalmonger
scaremonger
snitch
source
stool pigeon
supergrass
tattletale
telltale
whistle-blower

单词	sneak
释义	Contents verb (3) sneak (MOVE SECRETLY) sneak (TELL SECRETLY) sneak (LOOK) noun (1) sneak (1) English American sneakverb uk/sniːk/us/sniːk/sneaked or US also snuck, sneaked or US also snuck sneak verb (MOVE SECRETLY) C2 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere secretly: I managed to sneak in through the back door while she wasn't looking. Jan doesn't have a ticket but I thought we might sneak her in. I thought I'd sneak up on him (= move close to him without him seeing) and give him a surprise. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Hiding and disguising be holed up idiom camo camouflage cloak conceal concealment drown hit the deck idiom *hole up (somewhere)* illusion incognito infiltration obscure sidle skulk smokescreen snuck stash tuck veil See more results » sneak verb (TELL SECRETLY) [ I ] UK slang disapproving to secretly tell someone in authority, especially a teacher, that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble: She was always sneaking on other kids in the class. Synonym snitch Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Revealing secrets & becoming known (the) word is/gets out idiom bare be the talk of the town idiom break cover idiom cat dob sb in emerge fink get around (somewhere) *give sth* away King's evidence leak let the cat out of the bag idiom open your heart to someone idiom spill the beans** idiom take the wraps off sth idiom tell on sb tongues wagging idiom turn unmask See more results » sneak verb (LOOK) sneak a look/glance at sb/sth C2 to look at someone or something quickly and secretly: I noticed him sneak a look at what I was writing. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Using the eyes *before your* very eyes idiom beheld bore breathe come to sb's attention/notice idiom dart eye feast gawk get a load of that! idiom get him, her, you, etc.! idiom glance** keep tabs on sth/sb idiom look-see observational *out of/from the corner of your* eye idiom passer-by rest squint visual See more results » sneaknoun [ C ] uk/sniːk/us/sniːk/UK slang disapproving a person who tells people in authority when someone else does something bad: You told Mrs Cooper that it was me who tipped the paint over, didn't you - you nasty little sneak! Synonym Thesaurus: synonyms and related words People who reveal secrets & tell tales big mouth blabbermouth dobber fink grass informer nark rat rumour-monger scandalmonger scaremonger snitch source stool pigeon supergrass tattletale telltale whistle-blower sneakverb [ always + adv/prep ] us/snik/past tense and past participle sneaked or snuck /snʌk/ to go or do something secretly, or take someone or something somewhere secretly: [ I always + adv/prep ] He sneaked out of the house, going out through the back way. [ T ] I sneaked a look at my watch. [ T ] Make sure you sneak a little bit of protein into your snacks. [ I always + adv/prep ] He snuck out of the budget meeting and went back to the lab. Phrasal verb(s)** sneak up (on someone)
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sneakverb

sneak verb (MOVE SECRETLY)

sneak verb (TELL SECRETLY)

sneak verb (LOOK)

sneaknoun [ C ]

sneakverb [ always + adv/prep ]

Phrasal verb(s)