covert
covert 英 [ˈkʌvət] 美 [ˈkoʊvɜrt]
adj. 隐蔽的；暗中的
名词复数:coverts
- Covert means secret or hidden. Soldiers might take part in a covert mission to infiltrate an enemy camp — and you might take part in a covert mission to steal your brother's leftover Halloween candy.
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- adj. 隐蔽的；暗中的
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1. covert operations,
暗中活动
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2. He stole a covert glance at her across the table.
他朝桌子对面偷偷地瞥了她一眼。
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3. She watched him covertly in the mirror.
她从镜子里偷偷地望着他。
- covert (adj.) "hidden, private, secret, concealed," c. 1300, from Old French covert (Modern French couvert) "hidden, obscure, underhanded," literally "covered," past participle of covrir "to cover" (see cover (v.)). Related: Covertly.
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