behaving in a way that shows that you want to keep something secret and do not want to be noticed偷偷摸摸的；鬼鬼祟祟的；遮遮掩掩的 synonym stealthy- She cast a furtive glance over her shoulder.她偷偷往背后瞥了一下。🔊🔊
- He looked sly and furtive.他显得偷偷摸摸，鬼鬼祟祟。🔊🔊
- The look in his eyes became furtive.他的眼神变得诡秘起来。
- The secretary looked almost furtive when I walked in.我进来时，秘书显得有点鬼鬼祟祟的。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFurtive is used with these nouns: See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French furtif, -ive or Latin furtivus, from furtum ‘theft’.