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单词 hugger-mugger
释义
Hugger-Mugger
nnoun.statea state of confusion
Examples:
  • he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance
Derivationally Related Form:hugger-muggerhugger mugger
Hypernyms:confusion
Inherited Hypernyms:hugger-muggerconfusiondisorderstateattributeabstractionentity
adj satadj.allin utter disorder
Synset:disorderly higgledy-piggledy jumbled topsy-turvy
Examples:
  • a disorderly pile of clothes
Antonyms:tidy
Derivationally Related Form:disorderlinesshugger-muggertopsy-turvyness
Inherited Hypernyms:disorderly
Similar to:untidy
adj satadj.allconducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Synset:clandestine cloak-and-dagger hole-and-corner hush-hush secret surreptitious undercover underground
Examples:
  • clandestine intelligence operations
  • cloak-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
Antonyms:overt
Derivationally Related Form:underground
Inherited Hypernyms:clandestine
Similar to:covert
advadv.allin secrecy
Examples:
  • they did it all hugger-mugger
Inherited Hypernyms:hugger-mugger
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