covert

美['koʊvɜːrt] 英['kʌvət]

adj. 隐蔽的；偷偷摸摸的；隐密的

n. 掩蔽物；树丛；覆羽

副词：covertly 名词：covertness

近义词：secret，veiled，hidden，refuge，shelter，hideaway，covered，concealed，underground，disguised，cache，enigmatic，private，den，significant，fortress，habitat，closet，invisible，grove，retirement，clandestine，hidingplace，furtive，undercover，surreptitious，copse，wood，thicket，coppice，undergrowth，place，hiding，concealment，cover，screen，overt，

英英释义

Noun

a flock of coots
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something;
"a screen of trees afforded privacy" "under cover of darkness" "the brush provided a covert for game" "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"

Adjective

secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed;
"covert actions by the CIA" "covert funding for the rebels"
(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband;
"a woman covert"

例句

用作形容词(adj.)

Some people say this was a covert scheme.有人说，这是阴谋。
I was only doing my job as a covert agent.作为一个隐蔽的代理人
He stole a covert glance at her across the table.他朝桌子对面偷偷地瞥了她一眼。
Every measure, both overt and covert, is being taken against terrorists.每一种方法，公开的和隐密的，都用来对付敌人。

用作名词(n.)

The brush provided a covert for game.那块灌木丛为游戏提供了掩蔽物。
The deer fled to a covert.鹿逃入丛林中。

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