furtive
furtive /ˈfɝtɪv/ nghĩa là lén lút, vụng trộm
Các nghĩa
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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.
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ăn trộm, lấy cắp
Of a thing: that has been acquired by theft; stolen; also (generally) taken stealthily.
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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.
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hay ăn cắp, tắt mắt
Of a person, etc.: inclined to steal; pilfering, thieving.
Dạng khác
- more furtive comparative
- most furtive superlative