sneak up on

英 [sniːk ʌp ɒn]

美 [sniːk ʌp ɑːn]

偷偷走近; 偷偷挨近; 突然降临; 出其不意地发生

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 偷偷地走近;偷偷地挨近
  If someonesneaks up onyou, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
  1. I managed to sneak up on him when you knocked on the door.
     你敲门的时候，我设法悄悄靠近了他。
• PHRASAL VERB 突然降临;出其不意地发生
  If somethingsneaks up onyou, it happens or occurs when you are not expecting it.
  1. Sometimes our expectations sneak up on us unawares.
     有些时候，我们期待的事情会不期而至。

双语例句

• Male giraffes are preyed upon more often than the smaller females; they generally spend more time alone, so lions can sneak up on them.
  比起体型较小的雌性长颈鹿，雄性长颈鹿更常被捕食。它们通常会花更多时间独处，所以狮子得以悄悄地接近它们。
• This is good news for spiders, since twisting can lead to swinging, not good when you're trying to sneak up on prey or avoid predators.
  这对蜘蛛是个好消息，因为如果蛛丝缠绕扭曲，就会产生摇摆，摇摆对蜘蛛偷袭猎物或逃避猎食者很不利。
• It's not polite to sneak up on people.
  偷看是不礼貌的行为。
• Do you expect to sneak up on him?
  你指望能悄悄地偷袭他吗？
• You can try repositioning yourself within the cubicle so that people cannot sneak up on you.
  你可以重新调整自己在小隔间的位置，以防同事们悄悄地靠近你而把你吓到。
• So don't sneak up on her anymore.
  不要再从后面吓它。
• It doesn't really sneak up on me anymore.
  再也不会被我疏忽掉了。
• I managed to sneak up on him when you knocked on the door.
  你敲门的时候，我设法悄悄靠近了他。
• "Tried to sneak up on me," he said." tried to sneak up on me. "his eyes grew more baleful.
  “想偷袭我嗯？”他说。“想偷袭我！”他的眼睛越来越充满恶意。
• And others sneak up on you when you're least expecting it.
  有的是美梦，有的是噩梦，有的是你希望自己可以忘记的梦。