clandestine
英 [klænˈdestɪn]
美 [klænˈdestɪn]
adj. 暗中从事的; 保密的; 秘密的
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- a clandestine meeting/relationship
秘密会议 / 关系
- a clandestine meeting/relationship
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.- ...their clandestine meetings.
他们的秘密会晤
- ...their clandestine meetings.
英英释义
adj
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
- clandestine intelligence operations
- cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
- hole-and-corner intrigue
- secret missions
- a secret agent
- secret sales of arms
- surreptitious mobilization of troops
- an undercover investigation
- underground resistance