covert
形容词隐蔽的,不公开的,秘密的; 偷偷摸摸的; 在丈夫保护下的
名词遮蔽处,树丛
名词
1. Religion is often made the covert of crime.
宗教常成为罪恶的护庇所。
2. The deer fled to a covert.
鹿逃入丛林中。
1. covert
1. 隐藏的:counsel商议;劝告 | covert隐藏的 | crawl爬行
2. 隐蔽的:coverage 范围 | covert 隐蔽的 | covert behavior 内隐行为
3. 打猎:家庭生活:curtain,chair,cushion,blanket,towel, closet,etc. | 打猎:kennel,falcon,chase,warren,covert,quail, etc. | 艺术与科学:art,painting,sculpture,cathedral, mansion,etc.
4. 薄斜纹外套料:covert twill coatings 二上二下斜纹阔幅线呢 | covert 薄斜纹外套料 | cow and goat plaited leather upper 牛皮羊皮穿织面
1. 秘密的;隐藏的;暗中的
Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden.
e.g. They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels...
他们一直在暗地里向叛乱者提供军事支援。
e.g. The depth of covert racism in my own profession frightens me.
我所从事的职业中暗藏着如此深的种族主义偏见,这让我感到害怕。
2. (小动物或猎禽可藏身的)矮树丛,灌木丛
A covert is a group of small trees or bushes very close to each other where small animals or game birds can hide.
covert
noun
1. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
e.g. 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
Synonym: screencoverconcealment
2. a flock of coots
adj
1. secret or hidden
not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
e.g. covert actions by the CIA
covert funding for the rebels
2. (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
e.g. a woman covert