| 词组 | steal |
| 释义 | steal [stole, stolen, stealing] steal away 1. steal away to leave a place quietly, so that no one will notice you or try to stop you: ▪ Katherine listened to this conversation for a few minutes, before stealing away back to her bedroom. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑slip away, ↑slip off, ↑slope off 2. steal away sth/sb • steal sth/sb away to take something or someone away, especially in a quiet, secret way: ▪ She was terrified that someone might try to steal her baby away. steal over 1. steal over sb literary if a feeling steals over you, you gradually feel it more and more: ▪ When he began to sing, I felt a warm deep pleasure steal over me. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come over 2. steal over sb's face literary if an expression steals over someone's face, it gradually becomes more and more noticeable: ▪ Freddie stared at her, watching an expression of contempt steal over her face. ■ SIMILAR TO: come over sb's face 3. steal over sth literary if sound or light steals over a place, you gradually hear or see it more and more: ▪ The first rays of daylight stole over the mountains. steal up steal up to move quietly towards someone or something until you are very near them: ▪ a leopard stealing up in silence through the darkness + on ▪ Carrie had stolen up on him from behind and thrown her arms round his neck. |
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