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surreptitiously adv.偷偷摸摸地；暗中地 (1) 有一次，我和我哥哥偷偷摸摸地制作了火药。 This is an adverb that applies to actions that you're trying to do covertly: you don't want anyone to know about them, so you have to be sneaky. Burglars approach a house surreptitiously. If you plan a surprise party for your mother, you have to go about it surreptitiously or she'll find out and the surprise will be ruined. Anything you don't reveal fully or do on the sly is an example of going about it surreptitiously.

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英 [ˌsʌrəp'tɪʃəsli] 美 [ˌsʌrəp'tɪʃəsli] (1) One time, my brother and I surreptitiously made gunpowder. When you're doing things secret and sneakily, you're doing them surreptitiously.

英语单词	surreptitiously
英美音标	英 [ˌsʌrəp'tɪʃəsli] 美 [ˌsʌrəp'tɪʃəsli]
中文释义	adv.偷偷摸摸地；暗中地
英语例句	(1) One time, my brother and I surreptitiously made gunpowder.
中文例句	(1) 有一次，我和我哥哥偷偷摸摸地制作了火药。
vocabulary简明	When you're doing things secret and sneakily, you're doing them surreptitiously.
vocabulary扩展	This is an adverb that applies to actions that you're trying to do covertly: you don't want anyone to know about them, so you have to be sneaky. Burglars approach a house surreptitiously. If you plan a surprise party for your mother, you have to go about it surreptitiously or she'll find out and the surprise will be ruined. Anything you don't reveal fully or do on the sly is an example of going about it surreptitiously.

Surreptitiously Surprise 英 ˌsʌrəp'tɪʃəsli] 美 ˌsʌrəp'tɪʃəsli Adv.偷偷摸摸地；暗中地 Time Brother