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covert

[英] [ˈkʌvət, ˈkəʊvət, kəʊˈvɜ:t] [美] [ˈkʌvət, ˈkovət, koˈvə:t] 生词本

adj.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词:Covert  
  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 词典例句

1. ADJ-GRADED 秘密的;隐藏的;暗中的 Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden. 
  • They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels...

    他们一直在暗地里向叛乱者提供军事支援。

  • The depth of covert racism in my own profession frightens me.

    我所从事的职业中暗藏着如此深的种族主义偏见,这让我感到害怕。

covertly
  • They covertly observed Lauren, who was sitting between Ned and Algie at a nearby table.

    他们偷偷地观察旁边一张桌子上坐在内德和阿尔吉中间的劳伦。

2. N-COUNT (小动物或猎禽可藏身的)矮树丛,灌木丛 A covert is a group of small trees or bushes very close to each other where small animals or game birds can hide. 
Noun

1. a flock of coots

2. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something;

  • "they crouched behind the screen"
  • "under cover of darkness"
Adjective

1. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed;

  • "covert actions by the CIA"
  • "covert funding for the rebels"

2. of a wife; under the protection of her husband

1. Religion is often made the covert of crime.
宗教常成为罪恶的护庇所。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. The army carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.
军队对这座建筑物进行了数月的秘密监视。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The deer fled to a covert.
鹿逃入丛林中。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.
我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。

来自《简明英汉词典》