1. secretly/in secret/in secrecy:
done without anyone else knowing
例：
Many civilians were secretly killed by
soldiers. （士兵秘密處決了很多平民。）
My parents didn't approve of our
relationship, and we had to meet in secret. （我爸媽不同意我們交往，所以我們只能偷偷見(jiàn)面。）
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2. on the quiet: if you do something
on the quiet , you do it secretly, especially because you think that people
will disapprove of what you are doing
例：
His doctor has told him he mustn't drink,
but he still has the occasional brandy on the quiet. （他的醫(yī)生告誡他不能再喝酒了，但是他偶爾還是會(huì)偷偷喝點(diǎn)白蘭地。）
He used to flirt with the two girls, on the
quiet, when his wife wasn't looking. （他常常趁他老婆不注意跟這兩個(gè)女孩調(diào)情。）
We found out he'd been doing some freelance
work on the quiet. （我們發(fā)現(xiàn)他暗地里做一些自由撰稿的工作。）
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3. behind closed doors: if important
official meetings, discussions, or decisions take place behind closed doors ,
they take place secretly without the public being allowed to see or hear them
例：
The board members met behind closed doors
to discuss the deal. （董事會(huì)成員們私下見(jiàn)面討論這樁生意。）
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4. in private/privately: if you do
something in private or privately , you do it where other people cannot see or
hear you
例：
Can I have a word with you in private? （我能私下里和你說(shuō)句話(huà)嗎？）
Although party officials give the President
their public support, many are saying in private that he may have to resign. （雖然這些官員明里支持總統(tǒng)，但其中很多人背地里都在說(shuō)總統(tǒng)該下臺(tái)了。）
Generations of Native American children in
state schools were punished for speaking their own language, even privately. （一直以來(lái)，上公立學(xué)校的美國(guó)土著兒童如果在學(xué)校講自己的土話(huà)就要被罰，即使偷偷講，發(fā)現(xiàn)了也要罰。）
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5. behind somebody's back: if you do
something or say something unpleasant about someone behind their back , you do
or say it without telling them
例：
I thought you were my friend. Now I find
you've been talking about me behind my back. （我原以為你是我的朋友，沒(méi)想到你在背后說(shuō)我壞話(huà)。）
People laughed at him behind his back. （大家在他背后偷偷笑話(huà)他。）
He agrees with his boss to his face, but
then criticizes him behind his back. （他當(dāng)著老板的面應(yīng)聲附和，背后卻批評(píng)老板。）
go behind somebody's back
I'm not happy about you going behind my
back like that. You should have told me. （我不喜歡你在背后搞小動(dòng)作，你應(yīng)該當(dāng)面跟我說(shuō)。）
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6. surreptitiously: if you do
something surreptitiously, you do it while other people are not looking because
you do not want them to see you doing it
例：
She glanced surreptitiously up at the clock.
（他偷偷看了看鐘。）
I found myself studying his face
surreptitiously. （我不由自主地一直偷偷看他。）
Greenpeace claims that toxic waste has been
dumped surreptitiously on west coast beaches. （綠色和平組織稱(chēng)有毒廢料被偷偷傾瀉在西海岸。）
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7. furtively: if you do something
furtively , you do it in a way which makes you look as if you are keeping
something secret, especially something wrong that you have done
例：
She looked around furtively to make sure no
one was watching. （她偷偷四處張望了一下，確定沒(méi)人在看。）
She opened the door and looked furtively
down the hall. （她打開(kāi)門(mén)，偷偷向廳里看了看。）
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