undercover
英 [?nd?'k?v?; '?nd?-]
美['?nd?'k?v?]
- adj. 秘密的，秘密從事的；從事間諜活動(dòng)的
CET6+TEM4低頻詞暢通詞匯
英文詞源
- undercover (adj.)
- 1854, "sheltered," from under + cover (n.). Sense of "operating secretly" attested from 1920.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer.
- 斯旺森說(shuō)服赫布利去做臥底以便將兇手抓獲。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry.
- 在一次重大的秘密調(diào)查行動(dòng)中，警察從倫敦就盯上了那幫匪徒。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Journalists informed police who planted an undercover detective to trap Smith.
- 記者通知了警方，后者于是為誘捕史密斯而安插了一名臥底偵探。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Undercover officers found drug-making equipment used to impregnate paper with LSD.
- 臥底警官發(fā)現(xiàn)了用于使迷幻藥浸透到紙里的毒品制造設(shè)備。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. You can spot undercover cops a mile off.
- 你一眼就可以認(rèn)出便衣警察。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句