释义 |
verb | noun | adjective sneaksneak1 /snik/ ●●○ S3 verb (past tense and past participle snuck /snʌk/ or sneaked) ETYMOLOGYsneak1Origin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from Old English snican to creep VERB TABLEsneak |
Present | I, you, we, they | sneak | | he, she, it | sneaks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sneaked, snuck | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sneaked, snuck | | he, she, it | has sneaked, snuck | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sneaked, snuck | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sneak | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sneaked, snuck |
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Present | I | am sneaking | | he, she, it | is sneaking | | you, we, they | are sneaking | Past | I, he, she, it | was sneaking | | you, we, they | were sneaking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sneaking | | he, she, it | has been sneaking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sneaking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sneaking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sneaking |
THESAURUSmove by foot► walk to move along by putting one foot in front of the other: “How did you get here?” “We walked.” I’ll bet we walked at least three miles. ► go on foot to walk rather than use a vehicle such as a car: We parked the car and went the rest of the way on foot. ► stride to walk with long steps in a determined way: She strode across the room and stood angrily in front of him. ► march to walk with firm regular steps, because you are angry or determined. You also use march about military groups or musical bands who walk together with matching steps: The protesters marched up the steps of City Hall. ► strut to walk in a proud and confident way, with your head up and your chest pushed forward: He was strutting around showing off his new clothes. ► parade to walk proudly around a place, in a way that shows you want people to notice and admire you: Three girls in bikinis were parading up and down the beach. ► stroll to walk in a relaxed way, especially for pleasure: After dinner we strolled around the lake. ► amble to walk slowly in a relaxed way: Eventually one of the girls ambled over to see what was going on. ► wander/roam to walk slowly, often when you are not going to any particular place: People were just wandering around the room looking confused. ► hike to take a long walk in the country, mountains, etc.: How long will it take to hike to the lake? ► trudge to walk in a tired way or when it is difficult to continue walking: Danny trudged through the snow on his way to school. ► limp to walk with difficulty because one leg is hurt: She pulled herself up and limped over to a bench. ► stagger to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over, for example because you are drunk: John pushed him and he staggered backward. ► hobble to walk with difficulty because your legs or feet hurt: He hobbled along the path, leaning on his cane. ► shuffle to walk slowly and in a noisy way, without lifting your feet off the ground: The old man shuffled toward the door. ► tiptoe to walk quietly and carefully on your toes when you do not want to be heard: I tiptoed across the room so I wouldn’t wake Dad up. ► sneak/creep to walk quietly when you do not want to be seen or heard: Chloe sneaked up behind me and scared me. ► pace to walk first in one direction and then in another, when you are waiting or worried about something: Coach Stafford started pacing along the side of the court. ► waddle to walk with short steps, with your body moving from one side to another: Half a dozen ducks waddled along the riverbank. ► wade to walk through water: The kids were wading in the pond, looking for tadpoles. 1[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to go somewhere secretly and quietly in order to avoid being seen or heard: sneak in/past/around etc. She snuck out of the house once her parents were asleep.► see thesaurus at walk12[transitive always + adv./prep.] to take someone or something somewhere secretly: sneak something through/by/past etc. He had sneaked his camera into the show.sneak somebody something I snuck her a note asking her to meet me.3sneak a look/glance/peek to look at something quickly and secretly, especially something that you are not supposed to see4[transitive] informal to quickly and secretly steal something that is not important or that does not have much value: I used to sneak cigarettes from my dad.sneak up phrasal verb to come close to someone very quietly so that he or she does not see or hear you: sneak up on/behind etc. Don’t sneak up on me like that!sneak up on somebody phrasal verb if something sneaks up on you, it happens sooner than you expected it to verb | noun | adjective sneaksneak2 noun [countable] informal someone who is not liked because he or she does things secretly and cannot be trusted verb | noun | adjective sneaksneak3 adjective [only before noun] 1doing things or done very secretly and quickly so that people do not notice you or cannot stop you: a sneak attack2a sneak peek (at something) an opportunity to see an example of a product, TV show, etc. before it is available to people in general → see also sneak preview |