sly adj. (slyer, slier; slyest, sliest) 1.狡猾的,狡詐的。 2.頑皮的;淘氣的。 3.秘密的,暗中的,偷偷摸摸的。 4.〔方言〕靈活的,巧妙的。 He is a sly dog. 他是一個狡猾的家伙。 on [upon] the sly 〔口語〕秘密地,偷偷地。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
She picked up the new nylon umbrella on the sly .. 她順手牽羊拿走了那頂新尼龍傘。
Now they wouldn't have to socialize on the sly . 現(xiàn)在他們不必偷偷摸摸地進行社交交往了。
Some officials claimed to unhook connections with the companies but still maintained close ties on the sly . 某些干部口稱已跟公司脫鉤,可暗中仍然保持聯(lián)系。
I 've tipped you a wink or signalled to you on the sly many times , but before you took the hint others had already noticed . 我多次向你使眼色,又給你遞暗號,別人都明白了,你卻沒有反應。
Mushy like , tell by their eye , on the sly 癡情,眼神里含著癡情,偷偷摸摸的。
He ' s been drinking whiskey on the sly for thirty years 他暗中偷喝威士忌酒已有三十年了。
Many people attended the meeting on the sly 許多人秘密地參加了會議。
She is having an affair with her japanese teacher on the sly 她和她的日文老師偷偷有了戀情。
I can ' t keep running around town on the sly and live like this 我不想總是這樣偷偷摸摸跑來跑去
I just found out that my boy friend has been dating mary on the sly 我剛剛發(fā)現(xiàn)我的男朋友偷偷地與瑪麗約會啦。