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

• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• They started clandestine activities against the election.
  他们暗地里活动，以反对这次的选举。
• Declassified documents from the 1970s provide new evidence that federal officials believed bomb-grade uranium that disappeared from a Pennsylvania nuclear facility in the 1960s was likely taken for use in a clandestine Israeli atomic-weapons program.
  20世纪70年代的解密文件提供了新的证据，表明美国联邦官员相信，上世纪60年代在美国宾夕法尼亚州核设施丢失的核弹级铀很可能被用于以色列的秘密原子武器计划。