undercover是什么意思

undercover

英 [ʌndə'kʌvə; 'ʌndə-] 美 ['ʌndɚ'kʌvɚ]

adj. 秘密的，秘密从事的；从事间谍活动的

英文词源

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

双语例句

1. Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer.: 斯旺森说服赫布利去做卧底以便将凶手抓获。

2. Officers had tailed the gang from London during a major undercover inquiry.: 在一次重大的秘密调查行动中，警察从伦敦就盯上了那帮匪徒。

3. Journalists informed police who planted an undercover detective to trap Smith.: 记者通知了警方，后者于是为诱捕史密斯而安插了一名卧底侦探。

4. Undercover officers found drug-making equipment used to impregnate paper with LSD.: 卧底警官发现了用于使迷幻药浸透到纸里的毒品制造设备。

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

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