| 词汇 | covert |
| 释义 | covert adjective uk /ˈkəʊ.vɜːt/ us /ˈkoʊ.vɝːt/ hidden or secret: 隐蔽的；隐秘的；秘密的 covert actions秘密活动 The government was accused of covert military operations against the regime.该政府被指责秘密组织推翻这一政权的军事行动。 Opposite overt kept hidden from other people secretThe spies had a secret meeting. covertThe government was accused of covert military operations. clandestineHe arranged a clandestine meeting between his client and the candidate. confidentialAll the information you give us will be treated as strictly confidential. classifiedThese documents contain classified information. Secrecy and privacy anonymity anonymization anonymize anonymous anonymously data protection dead men tell no talesidiom dissimulate dissimulation down-low on the quietidiom privacy privacy settings private privately under wrapsidiom undisclosed unrevealed unsourced unstated covert noun[ C ] uk /ˈkʌv.ət/ us /ˈkʌv.ɚt/ a group of bushes and small trees growing close together in which animals can hide, especially from people or other animals hunting them（尤指动物为躲避猎人而藏身的）丛林，小树丛 Safe & enclosed spaces awning bolthole booth bunker bus shelter carrel childproof childproofing cocoon haven hideaway hideout hidey-hole hiding place refuge retreat safe haven safe house sanctuary sanctuary city covert | American Dictionarycovert adjective us/ˈkoʊ·vərt, koʊˈvɜrt/ hidden or secret: covert military operations Examples of covertcovert There is no question of turning them out into coverts, or of their ruining crops, or anything of that kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There, for centuries, hunting has been built into and has grown into the countryside with its fox coverts and its rides. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are constables to be allowed to enter all woods and coverts on anyone's land at any time? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Similarly, the annuity will be coverted into irredeemable debenture stock with the same interest rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Few farmers or landowners will embark on a planting programme without an economic end in sight, be it saleable logs or sporting coverts, however attractive other matters may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I make an exception of areas where there are thick clumps of rhododendrons or ill-kept coverts, but a rabbit will always live near its food, and it likes the sun. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We removed what were pheasant coverts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The golden-olive remiges are typically covered by the long orange wing coverts when perched. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In flight the male has white wings underneath with black barring on the primaries and secondary flight feathers, and light streaking on the underwing coverts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The adult male is deep violet, with a dark green back and wing coverts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He believes that lack of clarity over rights is leading to covert censorship of the circulation of ideas. Prepositions of central coincidence can be either overt or covert. Covert channels such as power consumption subvert the assumptions on which high level abstractions are based. They contribute not only to overt communication but to more covert or accidental forms of information transmission. Constructions which may be viewed as based on overt or covert anaphoric relations or subconstituent coordination do not qualify. See all examples of covert These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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