covert

英 [ˈkʌvət]

美 [ˈkoʊvɜːrt , ˈkʌvərt]

adj.  秘密的; 隐蔽的; 暗中的
n.  (动物可藏身的)矮树丛，灌木林

复数：coverts　现在分词：coverting　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.11398 / COCA.8772

牛津词典

adj.

• 秘密的；隐蔽的；暗中的
  secret or hidden, making it difficult to notice
  1. covert operations/surveillance
     暗中活动 / 监视
  2. He stole a covert glance at her across the table.
     他隔着桌子偷偷地瞥了她一眼。

noun

• （动物可藏身的）矮树丛，灌木林
  an area of thick low bushes and trees where animals can hide

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 秘密的;隐藏的;暗中的
  Covertactivities or situations are secret or hidden.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• (小动物或猎禽可藏身的)矮树丛，灌木丛
  Acovertis a group of small trees or bushes very close to each other where small animals or game birds can hide.

英英释义

noun

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
  1. a screen of trees afforded privacy
  2. under cover of darkness
  3. the brush provided a covert for game
  4. the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background
  Synonym:screencoverconcealment
• a flock of coots

adj

• secret or hidden
  1. covert actions by the CIA
  2. covert funding for the rebels
• (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband
  1. a woman covert

双语例句

• Their declared and their covert objectives; a declared liberal.
  他们公开的和未公开的目的；公开承认自己是个自由主义者。
• That affects your thinking and actually shortens your patience, particularly when you get covert support from others.
  这会影响到你的思考，减少你的耐心，尤其当你得到别人支持的掩护时。
• Call it covert fiscal policy if you must; it would not alter deficit measures that worry markets.
  你可以称之为秘密财政政策，如果你非要这么说。这不会改变市场担心的各项赤字措施。
• He speaks many languages including arabic, so he was assigned to dangerous covert operations.
  他会讲几种语言，包括阿拉伯语，他被委派负责国家安全的秘密行动，危险的。
• This paper begins with the introduction of the notion or the definition of covert channel.
  本文首先解释了隐蔽通道的概念，介绍了隐蔽通道的分类。
• He stole a covert glance at lily.
  他偷偷看了莉莉一眼。
• Covert channel is the key problem of the research of information flow security, so domestic and overseas scholars research the problem of information security through analyzing covert channel.
  隐通道是信息流安全性研究的关键问题，国内外学者通过分析隐通道对信息安全问题进行了研究。
• As the postcards advertising these lynchings testify, the practice was not covert.
  用这些明信片广告来作证明，这些处私刑的行为就不再是秘密了。
• 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。
• Covert channels and Trojan code.
  隐藏的通道和特洛伊编码。