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

• 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。
• 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。
• She can not let anyone know, including the clandestine manufacture of men.
  她不能让任何人知道，包括制造秘密的男人。
• Others confess very bad sins, like killing someone during a clandestine government operation.
  其他人则忏悔深重的罪孽，比如在秘密的政府行动中谋杀某人。
• He has been having a clandestine affair with his secretary for three years.
  他和他的女秘书私通有三年了。
• 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。
• The early Christians held clandestine meetings in caves.
  早期的基督徒在洞穴中秘密聚会。
• He has his sights on the farming, building and catering sectors in an effort to prevent employers exploiting clandestine workers and to reduce people trafficking.
  在防止雇主盘剥黑工、减少人口贩卖行为的行动中，佛拉蒂尼将目光锁定在了农业、建筑业和餐饮业。