| 单词 | under the counter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasunder the counter b. under the counter, used with reference to illegal or clandestine transactions. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb] softlyc1225 by stalea1240 privilya1250 slylyc1275 thieflyc1290 stealingly13.. by stealth1390 stalworthlya1400 theftfullyc1400 theftlyc1400 theftuouslyc1400 under veilc1425 thievishly?c1450 by theft1488 quietly1488 furtively1490 by surreption1526 hugger-muggera1529 in hugger-mugger1529 underhand1538 insidiously1545 creepingly1548 surreptiously1573 underboard1582 filchingly1583 sneakingly1598 underwater1600 slipperily1603 thief-likea1625 clandestinely1632 surreptitiously1643 thievously1658 clancularly1699 stownlins1786 stealthily1806 underhandedly1806 stolen-wise1813 on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818 round-the-corner1820 underhanded1823 stealthfully1828 slinkingly1830 slippingly1830 on the sneak?1863 sneakishly1867 behind backs1874 stalkingly1891 on the side1893 under the counter1926 underground1935 under the table1938 down and dirty1959 sneakily1966 society > law > rule of law > illegality > illegal [phrase] > and clandestine under the counter1926 1926 A. Huxley Jesting Pilate iv. 284 One at least of my own novels has to be sold under the counter as though it were whiskey. 1945 Evening Standard 20 Dec. Chief goods to ‘go under the counter’ are fully fashioned silk stockings, watches and silk handkerchiefs. 1946 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 50 246/2 There is too much of the ‘under the counter’ method. It is essential that opportunities for such courses should be advertised openly. 1960 H. S. Agar Saving Remnant viii. 204 Aside from under-the-counter help..Arazi had few funds. 1961 H. S. Turner Something Extraordinary ii. 27 Rude verses, under-the-counter pin-ups and obscene novelties. 1969 New Yorker 31 May 78/2 ‘De Sade Illustrated’, another version of the same under-the-counter classic, is also around. < as lemmas |
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