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Clandestine Secret Organizations 英 Klæn'destɪn] 美 Klæn'destɪn Adj.秘密的(常指违法的行为 Meeting

英语单词 clandestine
英美音标 英 [klæn'destɪn] 美 [klæn'destɪn]
中文释义 adj.秘密的(常指违法的行为)
英语例句 (1) They had a clandestine meeting in the park yesterday.
中文例句 (1) 昨天他们在公园开了个黑会。
vocabulary简明 Pick the adjective, clandestine, to describe something that is done in secret, like your clandestine attempts to steal your brother's Halloween candy.
vocabulary扩展 Clandestine, an adjective imported from Latin, describes a secret, usually illegal activity. Often these things have to do with political and spy organizations. The CIA might run a clandestine operation to infiltrate terrorist organizations. Words with similar meanings include secret; covert, used especially for military matters; undercover, common in espionage; and surreptitious which emphasizes a person's efforts to keep something secret.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词](通常因违法而)偷偷摸摸的,暗地里的,秘密的 Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...their clandestine meetings.

    他们的秘密会晤

clandestinely
  • He left the country clandestinely.

    他偷偷地离开了该国。

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