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 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。
• 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。
• Have you ever been approached by anyone to do clandestine work?
  以前有没有谁曾找你谈过做秘密工作的问题？
• 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。
• 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。
• The early Christians held clandestine meetings in caves.
  早期的基督徒在洞穴中秘密聚会。
• For instance, some clandestine publications are beautifully produced. well, where did the paper come from?
  举例说，有些秘密刊物印得那么漂亮，哪儿来的纸？
• So my first schooling was in mandarin, in a clandestine class run by a married couple.
  我的华文启蒙教育是从成保路的这所房子开始的，秘密给我们上课的是一对夫妇。
• 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。
• 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。