slink

slink
(past and past participle slunk )
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner
    鬼鬼祟祟地走,扭捏招摇地走
    the fox came slinking through the bracken.
    狐狸偷偷地穿过蕨丛。
    ■come or go unobtrusively or furtively
    悄悄地来(或去)
    all the staff have slunk off home.
    所有的员工都悄悄地回家去了。
noun
  1. [in sing.]an act of moving in this way
    鬼鬼祟祟的走动;扭捏招摇的走动;悄悄的移动
    she moved with a sensuous slink.
    她步态轻巧动人。
语源
  1. Old English slincan 'crawl, creep'; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German slinken 'subside, sink'
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