clandestine

UK:  [klæn'destɪn]

US:  ['klændə.stin]

adj.

1.秘密的,暗中的,私下的

2.秘密;鬼鬼祟祟,偷偷摸摸的

1 . Iran denied it was clandestine and said it had informed the IAEA about the plant earlier this week.
伊朗否认这是个秘密工厂，并表示已经在本星期早些时候告知过国际原子能机构。

2 . "The facility's size and capacity would make the most sense if it were part of a network of clandestine nuclear facilities, " they argue.
他们声称：“如果把该工厂看成秘密核设施的一部分，那么它的大小和容量就能得到最合理的解释。”

3 . If she had any contact at all with the handsome foreman, it would have to be done discreetly and in a clandestine fashion.
如果她和那个英俊的领班有任何接触，那要谨慎而秘密的处理。

4 . And finally, there must be a concerted effort to develop effective congressional and public oversight of these clandestine activities.
最后，必须做出共同努力来实现对这些秘密活动的有效的国会和大众监督。

5 . "Mr. Fidler made it quite clear that the construction of his house was undertaken in a clandestine fashion, " the court ruled.
法庭裁决则说：“费德勒先生秘密建造这处建筑的情节非常清楚明了。”