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美:[ˌʌndərˈkʌvə(r)]
英:[ˌʌndəˈkʌvə(r)]
美:[ˌʌndərˈkʌvə(r)]
adj.
暗中进行的,秘密的
秘密从事的
私下的,隐蔽的
从事间谍活动的
un·der·cov·er
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Adjective
1. 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"
undercover agent卧底;警方密探
1854年,意为“有庇护的”,由 under 和 cover(名词)组成。意为“秘密运作”的含义可追溯至1920年。
The first known use of undercover was in 1920
underdognoun
the loser or predicted loser in a struggle
underdevelopedadjective
not developed normally or enough
underdeveloped muscles
having a low level of industrial production and standard of living
the underdeveloped nations
undercut1 of 2verb
to cut away the underpart of something or material beneath something
to offer to sell at lower prices than or to work for lower wages than
undercut a competitor
to strike so as to give a backspin or height to the shot
a tennis player undercutting the ball
undercut2 of 2noun
the action or result of undercutting
undercurrentnoun
a current below the upper currents or surface
undercurrents of water
a hidden current of opinion or feeling often different from the one openly shown
undercoveradjective
acting or performed in secretespecially: employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation an undercover agent
an undercover scheme
1 He was recruited to do this job, not by Kyril Montana, but rather by some other higher-up undercover police functionaries who had decided Montana’s approach to the whole affair was much too conservative.
2 A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop.
《无间道》讲的是两个身份混乱的男人的故事,他们分别为警方和黑社会的卧底.
3 Now the undercover agent was prowling around the cathedral.
4 Vidocq’s scheme worked so well he convinced the Paris police to make him the head of a new undercover unit.
5 He had bred mice in his room—mostly undercover—to try to produce mice hybrids.
6 She added that she wasn’t “concerned with burying things,” but with “digging up” undercover messages.
7 The undercover payments were discovered.
那些秘密支付的款项被发现了。
8 That for some reason he had had to fake everything and go undercover.
9 It was someone whom the agents knew all too well: Kelsie Morrison, their undercover informant who had supposedly been working with the agents to identify the third man.
10 I take the seat beside her, and though I tell myself that I am just an undercover agent obeying his supposed leader, I feel like I am a son comforting his grieving mother.
11 The men chasing them were undercover police officers—but Antonio didn't know that when he fired.
12 They were saved from the fury of the mob when an undercover state police detective on board brandished his revolver, fired a shot into the air and ordered the attackers to fall back.
13 Help me, Undercover Economist, you are my only hope.
帮帮我吧, 亲爱的经济学家, 你是我唯一的希望了.
14 “Spying is when you go undercover. Be secret. Reconnaissance is scoping out the enemy on their home turf.”
15 an undercover operation to infiltrate the terrorist organization
16 ...undercover FBI agents.
联邦调查局的密探
17 Old habits, it seems, die hard. For Mahle – who spent 14 years undercover – is a spy no longer.
这是马勒的老习惯,对于花了14年从事间谍工作,现在却不是间谍了的她,这个老习惯貌似很难改正。
18 The undercover agent immediately sourced the police when he found out the gangs'meeting place.
卧底的特工发现黑帮的见面地点后立刻通知了警方.
19 “We need to be undercover when the others come hunting us tonight.”
20 This comfy, discreet undercover wallet comes in two sizes to fit multiple bra sizes.
1 秘密
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2 秘密的
tête-à-tête hugger-mugger close inside private secret interior hidden underground closet mysterious confidential sneak backstage esoteric privy cryptic clandestine backdoor stealthy backroom underhanded underhand closed-door sneaking surreptitious hush-hush under-the-table unavowed back-street undivulged huggermugger hole-and-corner backstair in petto quiet closed behind-the-scenes subterranean unspoken dark occult arcane sly furtive unrevealed under-the-counter mystery intimate shady covert shadowy backstreet backstairs pocket inner cabinet chamber retired cryptical by-
3 秘密工作
6 秘密行动
7 私下的
8 偷偷摸摸
sneaky sly clandestine underhand catlike surreptitious hole-and-corner tiptoe sneak on the sly
13 秘密调查
14 暗中进行的
15 暗中进行