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covert

  • Derivatives : n  covertness ; adv  covertly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

covert ['kəuvət]
  1. 1. adjective [+operation, action, support] 秘密的

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

covert [ 'kʌvɚt] [ 'kʌvət]
  1. 1. adjective 暗藏的，隐蔽的，秘密的；伪装的；偷偷摸摸的；暗地（里）的
    a covert threat
    暗中威胁
  2. 2. adjective [archaic] 遮蔽的，掩护的，保护的
  3. 3. adjective [legal] （已婚女人）受丈夫保护的
  4. 4. noun 隐蔽处；掩蔽部，掩体；躲避处；掩蔽物
  5. 5. noun （猎物）隐藏处，矮树丛，灌木丛
  6. 6. noun 【同义词】covert cloth
  7. 7. noun [zoology] 覆羽（蔽覆羽翮基部的羽毛）

Collins English-English Dictionary

covert ['k^vət]
  1. 1. adj concealed or secret
    covert jealousy
  2. 2. adj See feme covert - Compare discovert
  3. 3. n [law] a shelter or disguise
  4. 4. n a thicket or woodland providing shelter for game
  5. 5. n short for covert cloth
  6. 6. n [ornithol] any of the small feathers on the wings and tail of a bird that surround the bases of the larger feathers
  7. 7. n a flock of coots
  8. 8. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French: covered, from covrir to cover
See more results for covert in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

a covert threat
暗中威胁 → covert
covert jealousy → covert
变相的剥削行为
a covert act of exploitation → 变相
公开的和隐蔽的活动
overt and covert activities → 隐蔽

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