clandestine

英 [klænˈdestɪn]

美 [klænˈdestɪn]

adj.  暗中从事的; 保密的; 秘密的

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14415 / COCA.11864

牛津词典

adj.

• 暗中从事的；保密的；秘密的
  done secretly or kept secret
  1. a clandestine meeting/relationship
     秘密会议 / 关系

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (通常因违法而)偷偷摸摸的，暗地里的，秘密的
  Something that isclandestineis hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
  1. ...their clandestine meetings.
     他们的秘密会晤

英英释义

adj

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  1. clandestine intelligence operations
  2. cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
  3. hole-and-corner intrigue
  4. secret missions
  5. a secret agent
  6. secret sales of arms
  7. surreptitious mobilization of troops
  8. an undercover investigation
  9. underground resistance
  Synonym:cloak-and-daggerhole-and-corner(a)hugger-muggerhush-hushsecretsurreptitiousundercoverunderground

双语例句

• To dramatize the necessity of clandestine warfare, instructors objectively recited case histories and their import.
  为了说明秘密战的必要性，教官们客观地讲述了案例及其意义。
• Nobody knows how many clandestine immigrants there are in the city.
  没有人知道这个城市有多少地下移民。
• This is that I am in course of clandestine transfer me to you loving your secret.
  这是我正在秘密的对你传递我爱你的秘密。
• They started clandestine activities against the election.
  他们暗地里活动，以反对这次的选举。
• Yet these clandestine talents could not deflect police attention.
  但这些地下天才们未能逃脱警方的关注。
• And, of course, none of those who show interest are yet officers in the clandestine service.
  理所当然的是，尚未有一个对间谍工作展示出兴趣的人，在这些国家秘密机构是长官。
• He lit several candles, giving the meeting a clandestine character.
  他点燃了几枝蜡烛，赋予这个会议以特殊的秘密气氛。
• A member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader.
  试图帮助潜在侵略者的破坏性组织的成员。
• Or then there's the purely clandestine factory that has no relation to the original product.
  也有些山寨产品纯粹是在与原产品没有任何关系的地下工厂里生产的。
• A mouse leads a clandestine life below the ground.
  一只耗子能够引向地底之下的秘密生命。