behaving in a way that shows that you want to keep something secret and do not want to be noticed synonym stealthy偷偷摸摸的;鬼鬼祟祟的;遮遮掩掩的 She cast a furtive glance over her shoulder. 她偷偷往背后瞥了一下。 He looked sly and furtive. 他显得偷偷摸摸,鬼鬼祟祟。 The look in his eyes became furtive. 他的眼神变得诡秘起来。 The secretary looked almost furtive when I walked in. 我进来时,秘书显得有点鬼鬼祟祟的。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFurtive is used with these nouns:- glance
- look
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French furtif, -ive or Latin furtivus, from furtum ‘theft’.