WOTW: sneak

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triplo word of the week - sneak

 

今週の #WOTW は 'sneak’ です。’Sneak’ is a verb (sometimes phrasal), a noun, and an adjective, as well as something some of us are thinking of doing these days. (Stay home!) Let’s have a look at the verb first.

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- I want to sneak out for some fresh air, but I’m afraid I’ll catch the virus. (Move or go in a furtive or stealthy way.)

- He sneaked some food inside despite the prohibition. (Convey someone or something in a furtive or stealthy way.)

- I’m only 15, but my older friends always sneak me into the club. (See above.)

- She sneaked a bite of his sandwich when he stood up to get the drinks. (Do or obtain something in a stealthy or furtive way.)

- Don’t kiss me now. I think my father might be sneaking up on us. (Creep up on someone without being detected.)

- Don’t tell Jenny we’re going to smoke behind the school during the break. She will sneak on us. (Inform an adult or person in authority of a companion's misdeeds. This is informal British English and usually used by children or in contexts where children are involved.)

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It’s time for the noun now.

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- I don’t like Jenny. She’s a sneak. (Someone who informs an adult or person in authority of a companion's misdeeds. As above, this is informal British English and children’s or teenagers’ use mainly.)

- What are you doing behind the door? I didn’t know you were a sneak! (A furtive and contemptible person.)

- Mooom! Where are my sneaks! Mooom?! (Short for sneaker. North American English for sports shoe.)

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‘Sneak’ is also an adjective.

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- There was a sneak preview of the film before it was released in cinemas. (Acting or done surreptitiously, unofficially, or without warning.)

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- You will see ‘snuck’ instead of ‘sneaked’ sometimes, especially in North America. recently it is becoming more and more common, also outside of the US, where it is the preferred form in informal conversation.

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発音は/sniːk/と音節は1つです。後ろには「う」を言わないようにしましょう。そして/iː/を長くしましょう。また来週!

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