英:['θi:vɪʃ]
美:['θivɪʃ]
英:['θi:vɪʃ]
美:['θivɪʃ]
thiev·ish
thi vihsh
thievishly (adv.), thievishness (n.)
词根:thieve
adj.thieving 偷窃的;做贼的
adv.thievishly 鬼鬼祟祟地;偷窃成性地
n.thievery 赃物;偷窃;盗窃事件
thieving 偷窃;做贼
v.thieving 偷窃(thieve的ing形式)
vi.thieve 做贼
vt.thieve 偷窃,行窃
adjective
inclined to thievery.
of, resembling, or characteristic of a thief; furtive; stealthy.
15世纪中期,“与小偷有关的”,来自 thieve 或 thief + -ish。意思是“倾向于偷窃”,始于1530年代。威克里夫和乔叟使用 thiefly(14世纪晚期)。相关词汇: Thievishly; thievishness。
The first known use of thievish was in the 14th century
thievishadjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a thief
given to stealing
thievishadjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a thief
given to stealing
1 "It was a thoroughly thievish transaction, Edward," Mrs. Morrison maintained warmly.
2 It was she, the thievish, hypocritical old woman, who had brought this upon her, and turned all against her.
3 This man is thievish - looking.
这个人长得贼眉鼠眼.
4 Mean, thievish, cowardly in disposition, they always fled from an encounter with a human creature, except when frenzied with hunger, and gathered in large packs.
5 By day no sun appeared; by night The hidden moon shed thievish light In the misty air.
6 On the other hand, here are the falsest, most lying, thievish villains in the whole world, appearing to the unwary the pleasantest possible fellows.
7 "Putin who cut taxes, Putin who tried to continue Yeltsin's politics, and the current angry, greedy, thievish, corrupted, authoritarian leader - they seem to be two different people."
8 “Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin’s regime. Any opposition to these war criminals.”
9 When I hear from you that you would like to have another letter from me, I will write from time to time and let you know the latest news of these thievish wretches.
10 I have always wanted to lay thievish hands on that, and would even like to come by it honestly.
11 Among those who value him most, he is proverbially indolent, thievish, and neglectful of his master’s interests.
12 All winter long we have quantities of saucy-looking little sparrows here, and they have the most thievish expression when they fly down for a crumb.
13 Time's thievish progress to eternity.
时光走向永劫的悄悄的脚步。
14 The night was balmy, and loitering, thievish puffs of air came laden with rifled sweetness from multitudinous lips of forest and garden bloom.
15 They have no Law, no Hunting Call, and no leaders—nothing but foolish words and little picking, thievish hands.
16 Almost everyday, I look so that see a few people that gaze around or say thievish-looking.
几乎天天,我都看得见一些东张西望或者说贼眉鼠眼的人。
17 He insisted that rebellions were caused not by the slaves’ mistreatment but simply by their nature: “brutish, ignorant, idle, crafty, treacherous, bloody, thievish, mistrustful, and superstitious.”
18 Villon, after a short introduction, is discovered in a small house with "some of the thievish crew with whom he consorted."
19 We were passing through a region frequented by the Minnetarees, a band of Indians noted for their thievish propensities and unfriendly dispositions.
20 It is a foul wrong to commend the thievish or lazy, in order to be rid of them, or withhold due name to the faithful, in the hope of retaining their services.
1 窃贼般的
2 偷窃成性的
3 小偷
effractor sneak thief lifter prowler moocher pilferer lurcher heister ganef porch climber tea leaf sneak thief
5 鬼鬼祟祟
reptile feline sneaky stealthy shifty furtive surreptitious mousy back-alley weaselly sneak surreptitiously
6 贼似的
7 偷偷摸摸的
covert Catlike surreptitious hole-and-corner catfooted sly sneaky stealthy sneak furtive sneaking hedge tiptoe slink
8 惯窃的
10 偷偷摸摸
covert Catlike surreptitious hole-and-corner catfooted slinkingly thievishly furtiveness hedge sly tiptoe slink furtive sneaking skulk