sneak·ing /ˈsnikɪŋ/
(a.)偷偷逃走的,不爭氣的,卑鄙的
Sneak v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneaked p. pr. & vb. n. Sneaking.]
1. To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company.
You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away. --Dryden.
2. To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
Sneak·ing, a. Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching. -- Sneak*ing*ly, adv. -- Sneak*ing*ness, n.
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sneaking
adj : not openly expressed; "a sneaking suspicion" [syn: sneaking(a),
unavowed]