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单词 sneak
释义 sneak[sni:k]vi. 鬼鬼祟祟做事vt. 偷偷地做n. 鬼鬼祟祟的人, 偷偷摸摸的行为, 帆布胶底运动鞋a. 暗中进行的相关词组:sneak out ofsneak insneak outsneak a glanceon the sneak sneak  sneak  AHD:  [sn¶k] D.J.  [sni8k]K.K.  [snik]v.(动词)  sneaked 也作 snuck [sn¾k] sneak.ing,sneaks v.intr.(不及物动词)1. To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.溜,潜行:安静,偷偷地前进或行动2. To behave in a cowardly or servile manner.逃避:表现得胆小的,卑屈的v.tr.(及物动词)To move, give, take, or put in a quiet, stealthy manner:偷偷地做:安静地,诡秘地行动、给予、拿走或放上:sneak candy into one's mouth; sneaked a look at the grade sheet.偷偷地把糖塞进嘴巴;偷偷地瞥了一眼成绩单n.(名词)1. A person regarded as stealthy, cowardly, or underhand.鬼鬼祟祟之人:被认为是偷偷摸摸的,没有勇气的或奸诈的人2. An instance of sneaking; a quiet, stealthy movement.潜行:偷偷摸摸行动的例子;安静,诡秘的行动3. Informal A sneaker.【非正式用语】 旅游鞋adj.(形容词)1. Carried out in a clandestine manner:秘密的:暗中偷偷摸摸行动的:sneak preparations for war.暗中偷偷备战2. Perpetrated without warning:突袭的:没有事先警告就行动的:a sneak attack by terrorists.恐怖分子的突然袭击语源:1. ; akin to  Probably akin to Middle English sniken [to creep] ;类似于  可能类似于 中古英语 sniken [爬行] 2. from Old English sn&9{ºcan} 源自 古英语 sn&9{ºcan} 用法:1. Snuck  is an Americanism first introduced in the 19th century as a nonstandard regional variant ofsneaked.  But widespread use ofsnuck  has become more common with every generation. It is now used by educated speakers in all regions,and there is some evidence to suggest that it is more frequent among younger speakers thansneaked  is. Formal written English is naturally and properly more conservative than other varieties, of course,and heresnuck  still meets with much resistance. Many writers and editors have a lingering unease about the form,particularly if they recall its nonstandard origins.In fact, our consolidated citations, exhibiting almost 10,000 instances ofsneaked  and snuck,   indicate thatsneaked  is preferred by a factor of 7 to 2. And 67 percent of the Usage  Panel disapproves ofsnuck.  Nevertheless, in recent yearssnuck  has been quietly establishing itself in formal writing. An electronic search of a wide range of reputable publications turns up hundreds of citations forsnuck,  not just in sports writingbut in news columns and commentary: Snuck 是一个美国独创词, 19世纪作为sneaked 的不标准的地方变体被首次引入。 在每一代,snuck 这个词都得到了广泛应用。 现在,任何地区受过教育的人都使用它,而且证据显示在年轻的使用者中,它比sneaked 更加常用。 当然,正式的文字英语自然要比其它语体保守一些,在这里,snuck 一词还是受到了排挤。 许多作家和编辑对这个词的形式有一种长久的反感,特别是联系到它不标准的起源。实际上,在我们反复验证过的显示约一万个使用sneaked 和 snuck 的引文中, 表明sneaked 受到青睐的程度为七比二。 用法专题使用小组成员中百分之六十七的人的反对snuck 一词。 但是,最近几年,snuck 在正式文体中也悄悄确立了它的地位。 对一系列著名出版物的电子扫描调查显示出几百处使用snuck 的地方, 而且不光是在体育文章中,在新闻专栏和评论中也有使用: “The Reagan administration snuck in some illegal military assistance before that”  (New Republic).“在此之前,里根政府就曾经偷偷提供过一些非法军事援助” (《新共和国报》)。2. Our citation files also contain a number of occurrences ofsnuck  in serious fiction:  我们的引用资料中还包括几个严肃小说使用snuck 的例子:  “I ducked down behind the paperbacks and snuck out”  (Garrison Keillor).“我蹲在纸壁后面,悄悄溜了出去” (加里森·凯勒)
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