undercover是什麽意思

undercover

英 [ʌndə'kʌvə; 'ʌndə-] 美 ['ʌndɚ'kʌvɚ]

adj. 秘密的，秘密從事的；從事間諜活動的

英文詞源

undercover (adj.): 1854, "sheltered," from under + cover (n.). Sense of "operating secretly" attested from 1920.

雙語例句

1. Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer.: 斯旺森說服赫布利去做臥底以便將凶手抓獲。

2. Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry.: 在一次重大的秘密調查行動中，警察從倫敦就盯上了那幫匪徒。

3. Journalists informed police who planted an undercover detective to trap Smith.: 記者通知了警方，後者於是為誘捕史密斯而安插了一名臥底偵探。

4. Undercover officers found drug-making equipment used to impregnate paper with LSD.: 臥底警官發現了用於使迷幻藥浸透到紙裏的毒品製造設備。

5. You can spot undercover cops a mile off.: 你一眼就可以認出便衣警察。

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