/ˈkʌvət/ adj.<正式>
1.(secret)秘密的;隐秘的
The Pentagon is to begin funding covert operations by opposition groups.五角大楼开始资助反对派团体的秘密行动。
They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels.他们一直在暗中向叛军提供军事援助。
2.(hidden)隐藏的;隐蔽的
The depth of covert racism in my own profession frightens me.在我从事的职业中深藏着的种族主义令我恐惧。
3.(surreptitious)鬼鬼祟祟的;偷偷摸摸的
a covert glance偷偷一瞥