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单词 stealthily
释义
stealthily
adverb
uk
/ˈstel.θəl.i/us
/ˈstel.θəl.i/
quietlyandcarefullyinordernot to beseenorheard:
秘密地，偷偷摸摸地，鬼鬼祟祟地
Thedefendantstealthilyenteredthefamilyhomeandkidnappedthedaughter.被告偷偷进入受害人家中，绑架了他们的女儿。
Amemberoftheirgroupdistractedthesoldierwhile they stealthilyboardedabusfor theborder.他们小组的一名成员分散了士兵的注意力，他们则乘机偷偷登上了一辆开往边境的公共汽车。
secretly, so thatpeopledo notrealizewhat ishappening:
Spyware stealthilyinstallsitself oncomputers.
Thecompanystealthilymovedmoneyandassetsout ofAfrica.
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stealth
More examples
  • He had stealthilyfollowedhisvictimwhile indisguise.
  • Banksy'stoolsare spray-paint andstencils, whichenablehim toworkquicklyand stealthily.
  • Automakers are stealthilyraisingstickerpricesso that the post-discountpricelooksbetterthan it really is.
  • Bioterrorismworksstealthily.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving to avoid being seen
  • creep
  • prowl
  • skulk
  • slink
  • sneak
  • spirit
  • stalk
  • stalking
  • steal
  • stealth
  • stealthy

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Secrecy and privacy
(Definition ofstealthilyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
stealthily
adverb
uk
/ˈstel.θəl.i/us
/ˈstel.θəl.i/
quietlyandcarefullyinordernot to beseenorheard
秘密地，偷偷摸摸地，鬼鬼祟祟地
Thedefendantstealthilyenteredthefamilyhomeandkidnappedthedaughter.被告偷偷进入受害人家中，绑架了他们的女儿。
Amemberoftheirgroupdistractedthesoldierwhile they stealthilyboardedabusfor theborder.他们小组的一名成员分散了士兵的注意力，他们则乘机偷偷登上了一辆开往边境的公共汽车。
See
stealth
More examples
  • He had stealthilyfollowedhisvictimwhile indisguise.
  • Banksy'stoolsare spray-paint andstencils, whichenablehim toworkquicklyand stealthily.
  • Automakers are stealthilyraisingstickerpricesso that the post-discountpricelooksbetterthan it really is.
  • Bioterrorismworksstealthily.

Examplesofstealthily

stealthily
For this reason, exchangees often leftstealthilyat night, after making prior arrangements with fixers, boatmen and border guards who demanded much money.
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The audience, in a sense, became the enemy, as she had to keep out of their view whilestealthilycreeping along to reach the actors.
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Rather, documents described workers as fugitives (taowang) or as havingstealthilyabsconded (qiantao).
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That vicious viper, a tender lamb before,stealthilytook the shears and shouted to the chieftains.
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Speaking with deep feeling, he then went over the list of his comrades who had beenstealthilyassassinated.
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They are raising the burdens on themstealthilywhen profit margins are likely to be under pressure from subdued world trade.
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On the other hand, if things go well, peace may come through those windows quite asstealthilyas war may come.
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First, he taxedstealthily; now he wants to tax silently.
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It was all a matter ofstealthilytaking the public along with them.
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Yet,stealthily, by use of cash limits, reductions in public expenditure were achieved.
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We must think carefully and movestealthilyif we are to ensure that we enact the right legislation.
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It is not true to say that we have movedstealthilyor have attempted to deceive anyone.
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Burglary is accomplished quickly,stealthilyand without warning.
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If so, he is doing it fairlystealthily.
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During that time global problems of greater international importance have gradually andstealthilydeveloped.
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