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 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。
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。
They started clandestine activities against the election.
他们暗地里活动，以反对这次的选举。
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。
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。
The early Christians held clandestine meetings in caves.
早期的基督徒在洞穴中秘密聚会。
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。
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。
But the demand for the clandestine product would be substantially reduced.
但是，对来历不明的产品的需求将下降。
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。