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假定问我们,“悄然地”做某事可以怎么表达,第一反应大约是找一个副词,最接近的大约就是“secretly”(隐秘地)。这个副词的确可以这么用,关于英语词汇堆集不多的同学,一向用也没疑问。可是,其实咱们可以有许多其他不一样的说法,表达“悄然地”、“悄然地”,不想别人晓得的情况。
今日,咱们就来看一看怎样用其他单词来表达“悄然地”吧~
secretly
文章最初现已介绍了,这是最简略的翻译,因为“-ly”是副词最多见的方法,关于中文思维来说也是最简略想到的。
The police had secretly filmed the conversations. 差人已隐秘地把几回说话拍照下来。She was secretly pleased to see him. 见到他,她心中窃喜。I've been secretly dating this girl. 我迩来悄然和这女人约会。
另外,还有一个单词“furtively”,则是一个更细节和高档的副词,标明“鬼头鬼脑,悄然摸摸”,带有贬义,所以不能用在上面三个“secretly”的例句中。
He glanced furtively around. 他鬼头鬼脑地四处张望。
furtive
sneak
“sneak”是我们往常用得最多的表达“悄然”的单词,但它却是一个动词,而非副词。学会这个单词,而少用“secretly”,口语表达愈加精粹地道。
这个单词有好几个意思,表达不一样
的“悄然摸摸”,比中文便利多了:
1)标明“溜走”,常常和一些介词分配变成一个无缺的动作。
We sneak out through the back door. 咱们从后门溜出去。How did you sneak away this time? 这次你怎么溜走的?You can just sneak in. 你可以悄然溜进入。
2)和一个物品分配,标明“悄然带着”(东西是自个的)或?匙摺保ǘ魇潜鹑说模铱梢允〉舻粽媸档哪歉龆鞔省?
I managed to sneak him a note. 我想方设法悄然给他塞纸条。You can just sneak it back into his room. 你可以悄然放回他的房间里。Sneak the cake upstairs and eat it later. 悄然把这蛋糕拿上楼,等下吃。I sneaked a cake when they were out of the room. 趁他们不在屋里,我悄然拿了一块蛋糕。We used to sneak cigarettes from Dad. 咱们早年迈是从父亲那里偷卷烟。
3)和“a look/glance/peek”分配,标明“偷看”。
He sneaked a look at her. 他悄然地看了她一眼。
sneak
peek
上面说到“偷看”,可以说“sneak a peek”,这儿的“peek”是名词,其实它也可以单独作为动词标明“偷看”。
I just peeked into his room. 我偷看了他的房间。Shut your eyes and don't peek! 闭上双眼,不要偷看!
lowkey
“lowkey”由两个单词组合而成,一般用来标明“低沉,不想别人留心”,躲藏的意味没有“secretly”和“sneak”深。
那这个“lowkey”怎么用呢?
可以作为描述词,描述晓得的人不多,比方:
a lowkey wedding 一个低沉的婚礼a lowkey military operation 一个低沉的军事行为
也可以作为副词,标明做一件不愿向别人招认的事,比方:
I lowkey love watching romantic comedies. 我不和里里喜爱看恋爱喜剧。He is lowkey in love with Jane. 他悄然地爱上了简。I lowkey fell over walking home. 我回家路上,没人看见时摔了一跤。
另外,“lowkey”的反义词是“high key”,就是“高调”,你想让全世界都晓得。
更风趣的是,中文里的“低沉”、“高调”两词正正就是来自这两个英语单词,因为“key”在这儿就是指“腔调”。
最终,咱们再看看三个表达“不和里里”的短语。
on the sly 标明“隐秘地”,sly 有“诡秘”之意,此处作名词。on the quiet 标明“悄然地”,quiet 有“恬静”之意,此处作名词。
这三个短语,都可以替换“secretly”运用,可是要放在语句的结束哟!
She must have been having lessons on the sly. 她必定是一向都在悄然上课。So we continued to meet on the sly. 所以咱们持续悄然碰头。Henry got married on the sly. 亨利悄然成婚了。His wife found out he'd been seeing someone on the quiet. 他老婆发现他一向不和里去见一自个。The doctor told me on the quiet his patient had cancer. 医生悄然告诉我,他的患者患了癌症。
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