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

• Most of the time your choice will sneak up on you before you even realize you've made a decision.
  多数时候，在你甚至发现自己做出了一个决定之前，你的选择就悄然来到你身边。
• "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。”
• 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。
• Except when you sneak up on an unarmed old man.
  除了会偷袭一个手无寸铁的老人。
• Leslie: If we had a troll hunter, we could track its scent and sneak up on it.
  莱斯利：如果我们有一个巨魔猎人，我们可以跟踪其气味和偷袭它。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？