n.
1.thicket灌木叢。
△3H.VI.3.1.3:“And in this cov-ert will we make our stand,”我們可以把這個(gè)林叢當(dāng)做我們的藏身處。
2. shelter,hiding place隱蔽所,躲藏之處。
△Rom.1.1.131(125): “And stole into the covert of the wood.”躲進(jìn)樹林深處。
covert
a. disguised,secret,hidden,private偽裝的,秘密的,隱蔽的,私下的。
△2H.IV.Ind.9:“I speak of peace.while covert enmity / Under the smile of safetywounds the world;”當(dāng)偽裝的敵意在安全的微笑掩蔽之下傷害著世界的時(shí)候,我大談和平。
covertest sheltered(compound of adjj.): most secretand most concealed (or hidden),most successfullycamouflagged最秘密而且最隱蔽的,偽裝得最成功的。
△R.III.3.5.32(33): “Well,well,he was thecovert'st sheltered traitor / That ever lived”嘿,嘿,他真是世上偽裝得最成功的一個(gè)叛賊。
covert[?k?v?t]
n.隱藏物(處)adj.受保護(hù)的,不公開的,暗地里,隱藏的
◇ in the covert of= under the covert of在…掩護(hù)下
‖ covert behaviour內(nèi)在行為
covert conversation隱蔽會(huì)話
covert coverage隱性采訪,秘密采訪
covert intelligence隱蔽情報(bào)
covert need內(nèi)隱需要
covert practice內(nèi)隱練習(xí)
covert response內(nèi)在反應(yīng)
covert speech內(nèi)隱言語
covert trade barrier變相貿(mào)易壁壘
covert wrecker暗藏的破壞分子
covert-baron n. 有夫之婦
covertly adv./ covertness n./coverture n.覆蓋物,保護(hù),掩護(hù)物