学个词Learn a Word 第684期 Covert

今天我们要学的词是covert¹。 Covert 秘密的。Covert military action, 秘密军事行动。 "The secret agent infiltrated² the drug ring in a covert operation," 这名特工在一次秘密行动中打入了贩毒集团内部。

据纽约时报报道， "President Obama and his national security advisers³ are considering expanding the covert U.S. war in Pakistan far beyond the tribal⁴ areas near the border," 报道说，美国总统奥巴马和他的国家安全顾问正在考虑将美国在巴基斯坦的秘密行动范围扩展到边境部落地区以外。好的，今天我们学习的词是 covert...

 

1 covert   

adj.隐藏的；暗地里的

参考例句：

• We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。
• The army carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.军队对这座建筑物进行了数月的秘密监视。

2 infiltrated   

adj.[医]浸润的v.（使）渗透，（指思想）渗入人的心中( infiltrate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The headquarters had been infiltrated by enemy spies. 总部混入了敌方特务。
• Many Chinese idioms have infiltrated into the Japanese language. 许多中国成语浸透到日语中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

4 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。