英语词汇“clandestine”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINclandestine

Origin:

1500-1600 Latin clandestinus, from clam ‘secretly’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a clandestine meeting
His clandestine meetings with PLO officials had been secretly recorded.
The doctor was arrested after she was named as a member of a clandestine socialist movement.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But there were enough to constitute an underground community, a clandestine network of social outcasts and émigrés.
Gedge later became much more clandestine and unpretentious when asked about the lyrical content of his songs.
He'd expected a clandestine rendezvous - curtained windows, locked doors - not a gypsy encampment.
That the jumps are often illegal has kept the society clandestine and elite.
The result of weeks of clandestine planning sat now inside the bedside cupboard.
Thus he is forced to lead a clandestine existence, abandoned only when he occasionally reappears to demand money from his wife.
To turn this into some clandestine meeting in the middle of the ocean..

THESAURUS► secret

known about by only a few people, who have agreed not to tell anyone else: · a secret meeting place· The details of the proposal must remain secret.

► confidential

used about information, especially in business or government, that is secret and not intended to be shown or told to other people: · a highly confidential report· Employees’ personal details are treated as strictly confidential.

► classified

used about information that the government has ordered to be kept secret from most people: · He was accused of passing on classified information to the Russians in the 1950s.

► sensitive

used about information that is kept secret because there would be problems if the wrong people knew it: · A teenager managed to hack into sensitive US Air Force files.

► covert

[only before noun] used about things that are done secretly, especially by a government or official organization: · a CIA covert operation

► undercover

[usually before noun] used about things that are done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information: · Detectives arrested the suspect after a five-day undercover operation.

► underground

an underground organization or newspaper is one that operates or is produced secretly and opposes the government: · Her father was a member of the underground resistance movement in France during World War II.

► clandestine

secret and often illegal or immoral: · clandestine meetings· his involvement in a clandestine operation to sell arms to Iran· a clandestine love affair

► hush-hush

informal used about information or activities that are kept officially secret: · He was put in charge of some hush-hush military project.· I’ve no idea what he does – it’s all very hush-hush.

Longman Language Activatorsecret organizations and people who do secret work► secret

: secret police/agent/society etc · She was kept under surveillance by the secret police for over three years.· The film tells the story of a Swiss secret agent who masquerades as a grocer in order to uncover a drugs ring.· a senior member of the secret service

► underground

: underground organization/newspaper/movement etc one that is secret and opposes the government, especially when it is too dangerous to do this publicly: · Slowly, the underground resistance movement grew.· Nearly 2,000 defeated fighters joined the underground Communist forces concealed in the Mekong delta.· He was suspended from his job for writing an editorial in an underground paper.go underground/be forced underground (=become an underground organization): · In 1795, the United Irish Society went underground as a revolutionary movement.

► clandestine

: clandestine organization/force/operation etc one that is secret, and usually illegal: · The doctor was arrested after she was named as a member of a clandestine socialist movement.· His clandestine meetings with PLO officials had been secretly recorded.

► undercover

: undercover agent/police officer/investigator etc one who works secretly for the police or government in order to catch criminals: · He was arrested after trying to sell guns to an undercover FBI agent.· People dived aside as undercover cops ambushed a planned post office raid.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► meeting

· Constant surveillance, clandestine meetings and the arrest of family and friends are part of everyday life.· But now her need of him was desperate and unashamed, and their clandestine meetings were not enough.· She deserved better than these clandestine meetings.· How many new contracts would he get if it came out that guests of his had held clandestine meetings with wanted men?

► operation

· Why had Brückner died, putting the clandestine operation at the Amtel clinic at risk?· But this was supposed to be a clandestine operation, and if things went wrong, they would go wrong in secret.· As the newspaper's special correspondent with Franco and his troops, Philby had a watertight cover for his clandestine operations.· Congressional watchdog committees specifically told Allen Dulles they did not want to know about clandestine operations.

单词	clandestine
释义	clandestineclan‧des‧tine /klænˈdestɪn/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINclandestine Origin: 1500-1600 Latin clandestinus, from clam ‘secretly’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a clandestine meeting His clandestine meetings with PLO officials had been secretly recorded. The doctor was arrested after she was named as a member of a clandestine socialist movement. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But there were enough to constitute an underground community, a clandestine network of social outcasts and émigrés. Gedge later became much more clandestine and unpretentious when asked about the lyrical content of his songs. He'd expected a clandestine rendezvous - curtained windows, locked doors - not a gypsy encampment. That the jumps are often illegal has kept the society clandestine and elite. The result of weeks of clandestine planning sat now inside the bedside cupboard. Thus he is forced to lead a clandestine existence, abandoned only when he occasionally reappears to demand money from his wife. To turn this into some clandestine meeting in the middle of the ocean.. Thesaurus THESAURUS► secret known about by only a few people, who have agreed not to tell anyone else: · a secret meeting place· The details of the proposal must remain secret. ► confidential used about information, especially in business or government, that is secret and not intended to be shown or told to other people: · a highly confidential report· Employees’ personal details are treated as strictly confidential. ► classified used about information that the government has ordered to be kept secret from most people: · He was accused of passing on classified information to the Russians in the 1950s. ► sensitive used about information that is kept secret because there would be problems if the wrong people knew it: · A teenager managed to hack into sensitive US Air Force files. ► covert [only before noun] used about things that are done secretly, especially by a government or official organization: · a CIA covert operation ► undercover [usually before noun] used about things that are done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information: · Detectives arrested the suspect after a five-day undercover operation. ► underground an underground organization or newspaper is one that operates or is produced secretly and opposes the government: · Her father was a member of the underground resistance movement in France during World War II. ► clandestine secret and often illegal or immoral: · clandestine meetings· his involvement in a clandestine operation to sell arms to Iran· a clandestine love affair ► hush-hush informal used about information or activities that are kept officially secret: · He was put in charge of some hush-hush military project.· I’ve no idea what he does – it’s all very hush-hush. Longman Language Activatorsecret organizations and people who do secret work► secret : secret police/agent/society etc · She was kept under surveillance by the secret police for over three years.· The film tells the story of a Swiss secret agent who masquerades as a grocer in order to uncover a drugs ring.· a senior member of the secret service ► underground : underground organization/newspaper/movement etc one that is secret and opposes the government, especially when it is too dangerous to do this publicly: · Slowly, the underground resistance movement grew.· Nearly 2,000 defeated fighters joined the underground Communist forces concealed in the Mekong delta.· He was suspended from his job for writing an editorial in an underground paper.go underground/be forced underground (=become an underground organization): · In 1795, the United Irish Society went underground as a revolutionary movement. ► clandestine : clandestine organization/force/operation etc one that is secret, and usually illegal: · The doctor was arrested after she was named as a member of a clandestine socialist movement.· His clandestine meetings with PLO officials had been secretly recorded. ► undercover : undercover agent/police officer/investigator etc one who works secretly for the police or government in order to catch criminals: · He was arrested after trying to sell guns to an undercover FBI agent.· People dived aside as undercover cops ambushed a planned post office raid. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► meeting · Constant surveillance, clandestine meetings and the arrest of family and friends are part of everyday life.· But now her need of him was desperate and unashamed, and their clandestine meetings were not enough.· She deserved better than these clandestine meetings.· How many new contracts would he get if it came out that guests of his had held clandestine meetings with wanted men? ► operation · Why had Brückner died, putting the clandestine operation at the Amtel clinic at risk?· But this was supposed to be a clandestine operation, and if things went wrong, they would go wrong in secret.· As the newspaper's special correspondent with Franco and his troops, Philby had a watertight cover for his clandestine operations.· Congressional watchdog committees specifically told Allen Dulles they did not want to know about clandestine operations. done or kept secret: a clandestine affair clandestine meetings► see thesaurus at secret
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