1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 秘密的;隐藏的;暗中的 Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden. 秘密的;隐藏的;暗中的 [formal]
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They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels.
他们一直在暗地里向叛乱者提供军事支援。
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The depth of covert racism in my own profession frightens me.
我所从事的职业中暗藏着如此深的种族主义偏见，这让我感到害怕。
SYN secret, private, hidden, disguised
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They covertly observed Lauren, who was sitting between Ned and Algie at a nearby table.
他们偷偷地观察旁边一张桌子上坐在内德和阿尔吉中间的劳伦。
2 N-COUNT (小动物或猎禽可藏身的)矮树丛，灌木丛 A covert is a group of small trees or bushes very close to each other where small animals or game birds can hide. (小动物或猎禽可藏身的)矮树丛，灌木丛
SYN thicket, bushes, brush [archaic] , underwood
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