sneak
verb The usual past form is sneaked, but snuck is now very common in informal speech in North American English, and some people use it in British Englishtoo. However, many people think that it is not correct and it should not be used in formal writing.Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sneak | |
| he / she / it sneaks | |
| past simple sneaked | |
| past participle sneaked | |
| -ing form sneaking |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to go somewhere secretly, trying to avoid being seen 偷偷地走；溜 - [transitive]
to do something or take somebody/something somewhere secretly, often without permission 偷偷地做；偷带；偷拿 - sneak something
We sneaked a look at her diary. 我们偷偷看了一眼她的日记。 If the gate is open, you can sneak a peek at the gardens. 如果大门开着，你可以偷瞥一眼花园。 At last we were able to sneak a moment alone together. 我们终于能够单独在一起偷偷呆一会儿了。 - sneak something to somebody
I managed to sneak a note to him. 我设法偷偷给他递了张条子。 - sneak somebody something
I managed to sneak him a note. 我设法偷偷给他递了张条子。
- sneak something
- [transitive] sneak something (informal)
to secretly take something that is small or unimportant 偷走（不重要的或小的东西） - [intransitive] sneak (on somebody) (to somebody) (old-fashioned, British English, disapproving)
to tell an adult that another child has done something wrong, especially in order to cause trouble （儿童向成人）打小报告，告状
Word Originlate 16th cent.: probably dialect; perhaps related to obsolete snike ‘to creep’.