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clandestine
[klæn'destin]
a. 偷偷摸摸

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  1. A clandestine love affair.
    私通,奸情私
  2. A mouse leads a clandestine life below the ground.
    命。
  3. They had a clandestine meeting in the park yesterday.




clandestine
[ adj ]
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
<adj.all>
clandestine intelligence operationscloak-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




Clandestine \Clan*des"tine\, a. [L. clandestinus, fr. clam
secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin.]
Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually
for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand;
as, a clandestine marriage. --Locke.

Syn: Hidden; secret; private; concealed; underhand; sly;
stealthy; surreptitious; furtive; fraudulent. --
{Clan*des"tine*ly}, adv. -- {Clan*des"tine*ness}, n.