英:[ˈstelθi]
美:[ˈstɛlθi]
英:[ˈstelθi]
美:[ˈstɛlθi]
stealth·y
stel thi
比较级:stealthier或more stealthy
最高级:stealthiest或most stealthy
stealthily (adv.), stealthiness (n.)
词根:stealth
adv.stealthily 暗地里
n.stealth 秘密;秘密行动;鬼祟
stealthiness 隐匿性
Adjective
1. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed;
"a furtive manner"
"a lurking prowler"
"a sneak attack"
"stealthy footsteps"
"a surreptitious glance at his watch"
"someone skulking in the shadows"
大约1600年,来自 stealth 和 -y(2)。相关词汇: Stealthily; stealthiness。
The first known use of stealthy was in 1565
steam1 of 2noun
the invisible vapor into which water is changed when heated to the boiling point
the mist formed when water vapor cools
water vapor kept under pressure so as to supply energy for heating, cooking, or mechanical workalso: the power so generated
driving force : power
arrived under their own steam
built-up tension
let off a little steam
steam2 of 2verb
to rise or pass off as vapor
to give off steam or vapor
to move or travel by or as if by the power of steam
steamed up the river
to be angry : boil
was steaming over the insult
to expose to the action of steam (as for softening or cooking)
steamed clams
stealthyadjective
slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character
intended to escape observation : furtive
1 He made a stealthy glance at the girl put onairs of starting to read.
他偷看那个女孩儿一样就装模做样的看起报纸来了.
2 For those who’ve never known it, Alyan plants the riches of the city with stealthy precision, making the maddening conundrum of Beirut yours, whether you want it or not.
3 He made contact with the young people in the town, who lacked political knowledge, and he embarked on a stealthy campaign of instigation.
4 All the same, he felt an instinctive horror at their stealthy movements.
5 “Your father’s a very practical man. No, we need something stealthier than a pool.”
6 Older sharks did better and were more stealthy than younger, smaller sharks, demonstrating that learning was occurring, he said.
老鲨鱼比年轻鲨鱼的策略更好,更加的狡猾,说明它们在捕食的同时也在学习着。
7 So I devised a plan: Every week I would cut off an inch of hair—just one stealthy inch—so that Mother wouldn’t notice.
8 I’m thinking of subtle, almost stealthy musical moments that we might or might not notice at first hearing.
9 You can almost predict some conversations "Black Knight" may yield as viewers parse meaning from layers of social commentary that aren't particularly stealthy.
10 Make a prophet of a stealthy commander in order to get a stealthy preacher.
让一个拥有潜行技能的指挥官成为先知,这样你就可以得到一个会潜行的传道者.
11 At first Kira felt secretive and stealthy, as if she should make her footsteps as silent as possible, difficult with her stick and her dragging leg.
12 On this occasion, she poses for the celebrity photographer Billy Farrell who, once a stealthy presence at these events, now seems to direct them with the unquestioned authority of Cecil B. DeMille.
13 Just one of Gebu’s heavy footfalls—even at his stealthiest they were audible—and the whole household would be shouting the alarm.
14 It was a stealthy sound made by someone anxious not to be heard.
这是有人不想让别人听到而偷偷摸摸移动的声音。
15 He took a stealthy glance at his stepmother and stole out of the house.
他悄悄地看了继母一眼,溜出了屋子.
16 He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.
他迈着悄没声息的大步. 他的双手出奇地冷.
17 As we eat, Hideo’s parents speak Japanese to each other in low voices, sneaking occasional smiles at me as if they think their movements are too stealthy for me to notice.
18 ZTE's steady but stealthy rise reflects how much of the growth in telecoms is at the bottom of the economic pyramid.
中兴公司的稳定却不引人瞩目的增长表明了电信在经济金字塔的底端的增长幅度。
19 And, rather tellingly, this stealthy movement of men into the home has coincided with a surge of women into the office.
20 Autumn, he concludes, is more expectant than spring because the “stealthy tumult of the dying season” causes it to tremble with love.
1 秘密
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2 秘密的
hugger-mugger sub-rosa close inside private dark secret pocket quiet chamber hidden underground closet confidential bye classified shady snug backstage behind-the-scenes arcane esoteric unpublished privy cryptic subterranean clandestine backdoor hermetic underhand closed-door furtive sneaking surreptitious hid unrevealed backstairs unbreathed undivulged hole-and-corner under-the-counter by- dern for the cuff tête-à-tête interior mysterious sneak undercover backroom underhanded hush-hush under-the-table unavowed back-street huggermugger backstair in petto occult sly mystery covert ulterior backstreet cloak-and-dagger crypto- closed intimate shadowy inner cabinet retired cryptical
5 偷偷
slinky under-the-counter underground confidentially surreptitiously stealth on the qt by stealth sneak catlike surreptitious lurk tiptoe stealing
6 不声张
7 偷偷摸摸
sneaky sly clandestine slinky underhand furtive catlike surreptitious gumshoe creepy-crawly hole-and-corner furtively stealth backstreet back-alley on the side surreptitiously
9 不声不响
10 悄悄的
11 鬼鬼祟祟的
reptile feline sneaky shifty furtive surreptitious mousy back-alley weaselly thievish slinky
13 暗中
under quiet closet sneaky clandestine furtive sneaking underground darkly privily backstreet darkling in secrecy under the rose keep in the background remain in the background
14 偷偷摸摸的
sneaky sly clandestine slinky underhand furtive catlike surreptitious gumshoe creepy-crawly hole-and-corner sneak sneaking thievish backstreet back-alley
16 暗中进行的