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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
They started clandestine activities against the election.
他们暗地里活动，以反对这次的选举。
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。
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。