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单词 furtively
释义
furtively
adverb
uk
/ˈfɜː.tɪv.li/us
/ˈfɝː.t̬ɪv.li/
secretlyand oftendishonestly:
As sheturnedaway Isawhimsnifffurtively under hisarm.
Shesawhimtalkingfurtively to another man.
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furtive
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  • Thefilmstarmetfurtively with areporterrecently.
  • He hadseenheractingfurtively before theincident.
  • Peoplelookedfurtively from behindcurtainsbutrefusedtoanswerthedoors.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Secrecy and privacy
  • anonymity
  • anonymization
  • anonymize
  • anonymous
  • anonymously
  • cryptography
  • data protection
  • dead men tell no talesidiom
  • dissimulate
  • dissimulation
  • private
  • privately
  • privileged
  • pseudonym
  • pseudonymization
  • undisclosed
  • whitewash
  • whitewashing
  • wrap
  • wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom
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(Definition offurtivelyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffurtively

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Those responsible for high profits, be they in engine repair contracts or anything else, spread the good news and do not conceal itfurtively.
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The decision was takenfurtivelyand in a tremendous hurry.
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It is not being donefurtivelyand out of the public eye.
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One sees people looking aroundfurtivelyas they approach their car to see whether it is safe.
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Theyfurtivelyprobe a situation and, generally speaking, end up by getting the worst of the skirmish which takes place afterwards.
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At least in my day it was donefurtivelybehind the bicycle shed.
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They were to be found tuckedfurtivelyinto the satchel and concealed craftily under every teenager's desk top.
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Yet they seek to passfurtivelythe order which we now have before us.
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Money could still be filtered through ratherfurtivelyand to the disadvantage of our political system.
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Secondly, the criteria for including drugs should be made public, notfurtivelyin private.
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Whatever one's point of view, there is clearly no case forfurtivelyor secretively deciding to put fluoride in the water.
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Why are they shelteringfurtivelybehind other no campaigners?
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If it is coming into the countryfurtively, in small quantities, one does not know whether it is retaining its potency and being properly handled.
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A few foolhardy menfurtivelyindulging in smoking up the chimney courted discovery and disgrace.
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Blacklisting organisations provide the so-called information in secrecy andfurtivelyto firms that then illegally—or what will be illegally—refuse employment.
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