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furtive

C2 adj

furtive /ˈfɝtɪv/ nghĩa là lén lút, vụng trộm

Các nghĩa

  1. lén lút, vụng trộm

    Of a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.

    [T]ender cares and mild domestic Loves, / With furtive watch, pursue her [a swan] as she moves; […]

    I noticed the same singular, and as it were, furtive glance over the shoulder that had attracted my attention in the Cassino.

    The proprietor of the house cowered over a bed-candle and a furtive tea-pot in the back drawing-room.

  2. ăn trộm, lấy cắp

    Of a thing: that has been acquired by theft; stolen; also (generally) taken stealthily.

  3. ranh mãnh, lén lút

    Of a person or an animal: sly, stealthy.

    Gluttonous, hoarding jay; he should have hedge-hopped and lurched from tree to tree in his usual furtive manner.

  4. hay ăn cắp, tắt mắt

    Of a person, etc.: inclined to steal; pilfering, thieving.

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