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。
• The early Christians held clandestine meetings in caves.
  早期的基督徒在洞穴中秘密聚会。
• To support its deadly biological and chemical weapons programs, Iraq procures needed items from around the world using an extensive clandestine network.
  为了支持其生化武器计划，伊拉克使用扩展的秘密网络从世界各地获得其所需要的东西。
• 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。
• They were able to send urgent messages to their allies on their clandestine radio.
  他们能够通过秘密电台向盟友传送紧急讯息。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。