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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Do you expect to sneak up on him?
  你指望能悄悄地偷袭他吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't sneak up on me.
  别偷偷的靠近我。
• I thought I'd sneak up on him and give him a surprise.
  我打算趁他不注意突然走到他身边让他大吃一惊。
• Except when you sneak up on an unarmed old man.
  除了会偷袭一个手无寸铁的老人。
• Sometimes our expectations sneak up on us unawares.
  有些时候，我们期待的事情会不期而至。