/sni:k ||; snik/verb (
past tense past participle sneaked(
informal 非正式) (
especially US 尤为美)
snuck)
1 [I] sneak into, out of, past, etc sth;sneak in, out, away, etc to go very quietly in the direction mentioned, so that no one can see or hear you 悄悄地走;偷偷走掉: The prisoner sneaked past the guards. 那个囚犯躲过守恒溜走了。Instead of working, he sneaked out to play football. 他不工作,溜出去踢足球了。
2 [T] (informal 非正式) to do or take sth secretly 偷偷做某事或拿某物: I tried to sneak a look at the test results in the teacher's bag. 我想要偷看老师包里的测验成绩。
sneak up (on sb/sth) to go near sb very quietly, especially so that you can surprise him/her 偷偷接近(某人)(尤指为了吓对方一跳)