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

• It's not polite to sneak up on people.
  偷看是不礼貌的行为。
• Did you ever attempt to sneak up on the mirror in the hope that you might find your reflection napping?
  你是否曾经尝试悄悄地走近镜子，希望或许能发现自己的影像正在打盹儿？
• 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。
• How to propose to your girlfriend: Dress up like a giant panda, sneak up behind her on a train, and drop down on one knee.
  求婚新招：把自己穿成一只大熊猫，在高铁上悄悄接近她，然后跪下来向她求婚。
• So don't sneak up on her anymore.
  不要再从后面吓它。
• "Tom sawyer, you are just as mean as you can be, to sneak up on a person and look at what they're looking at."
  “汤姆索亚，你真卑鄙，偷看别人，还偷看人家正在看的东西。”
• 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。
• They tries to sneak up on your wives and your daughters.
  他们想打你们妻子女儿的主意。
• If you decide to use this food I think it would be a good idea to monitor your dog's weight carefully to avoid having weight gain sneak up on you and your best pal.
  如果您决定使用该食品，我认为这将是一个好主意监视你的狗的体重小心避免体重增加悄悄地对你和你最好的好朋友。
• Don't sneak up on me like that! You gave me quite a shock.
  别像那样偷偷靠近我，你吓了我一大跳。