英语单词

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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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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