湖边社 【每日一词】 clandestine - /klan-ˈde-stən also -ˌstīn or -ˌstēn, /.
Adj. 秘密的,保密的,暗中的， 秘密的，私下的；偷偷摸摸的；marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : SURREPTITIOUS
a clandestine love affair
clandestinely adverb
clandestineness noun
clandestinity noun
Synonyms
backstairs,behind-the-scenes,covert,furtive,hole-and-corner,hugger-mugger,hush-hush,private,privy,
secret,sneak,sneaking,sneaky,stealthy,surreptitious,
undercover,underground,underhand,underhanded
短语
National Clandestine Service: 国家秘密行动处；
Clandestine Childhood: 我的双面童年
clandestine user: 秘密的用户；地下用户
clandestine aircraft: 隐形飞机
clandestine dealing: 秘密交易；黑市交易
Clandestine Administration and Oversight Services: 绝密行动监督管理处
clandestine evolution: 新生进化
双语例句
It's clandestine, but you'll surf with greater anonymity.这是秘密的，但你会更多的以匿名方式冲浪。
The demand for the clandestine product would be substantially reduced.对这种秘密产品的需求将大幅减少。
Their clandestine mission: to get you to the fun faster.他们的秘密使命就是使你尽快找到乐儿。
Examples of clandestine in a Sentence
The clandestine meetings, the passing back and forth of messages between Lodge and the plotters, the coaxing along of the generals, all had the emotional lift of a strong amphetamine.
—Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 1988
The CIA's great innovation has been to concentrate in peacetime on 'covert action'—that is, the use of clandestine means to challenge policies and regimes in other countries.
—Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., The Cycles of American History, 1986
And Pym was in London for a conference—no, he wasn't, he was attending a three-day course on the latest methods of clandestine communication in a beastly little training house off Smith Square.
—John le Carré, A Perfect Spy, 1986
I took a clandestine peek at the price tag on the diamond necklace.
Recent Examples on the Web
Three prominent members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club have been sentenced to life in prison in a case full of murder, mayhem, clandestine cremations and secret government informants.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
There, for about an hour, the prison system’s clandestine three-member execution team searched for a proper vein, poking him with needles attached to lethal chemicals ready to enter Creech’s body but to no avail, and state prison leadership called off his execution.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2024
Most important, false claims of clandestine foreign interference absolve U.S. leaders of responsibility for the health of our political discourse.
—Olga Belogolova, Foreign Affairs, 3 May 2024
The Biden administration’s ostensible concern for Palestinian welfare starkly contrasts its actions, notably the clandestine shipment of massive arms to Israel, as exposed by the Washington Post.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2024