clandestine

英 [klænˈdestɪn]

美 [klænˈdestɪn]

adj. 暗中从事的; 保密的; 秘密的

TOEFL GRE TEM8 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

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。
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。
It has to share with the world the range, extent and intent of its clandestine hacking programs.
它必须向全世界公布其秘密黑客侵入计划的范围、程度和意图。
What are you finding to be the biggest differences being an entrepreneur from being in the clandestine services?
你觉得做企业和情报工作的最大区别在哪？
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。
We have to make sure there is no clandestine uranium enrichment program that is somehow undeclared and unexcavated.
我们必须确保北韩没有保留秘密的浓缩铀项目、没有宣布或是没有发现的项目。
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。
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 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。
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。