"on the sly" 怎么发音
expression
AHN-thuh-SLY
ON-thuh-SLY
释义
If you do something "on the sly," you do it secretly, often because you do not want to be caught or others to know.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈsɫaɪ
英式英语
ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /slˈaɪ
简化发音
美式
AHN-thuh-SLY
英式
ON-thuh-SLY
语境中听
He ate the last piece of cake on the sly.
The kids watched a scary movie on the sly.
She sent a message on the sly.
They've been meeting on the sly every weekend.