n.
1.thicket灌木丛。
△3H.VI.3.1.3:“And in this cov-ert will we make our stand,”我们可以把这个林丛当做我们的藏身处。
2. shelter,hiding place隐蔽所,躲藏之处。
△Rom.1.1.131(125): “And stole into the covert of the wood.”躲进树林深处。
covert
a. disguised,secret,hidden,private伪装的,秘密的,隐蔽的,私下的。
△2H.IV.Ind.9:“I speak of peace.while covert enmity / Under the smile of safetywounds the world;”当伪装的敌意在安全的微笑掩蔽之下伤害着世界的时候,我大谈和平。
covertest sheltered(compound of adjj.): most secretand most concealed (or hidden),most successfullycamouflagged最秘密而且最隐蔽的,伪装得最成功的。
△R.III.3.5.32(33): “Well,well,he was thecovert'st sheltered traitor / That ever lived”嘿,嘿,他真是世上伪装得最成功的一个叛贼。
covert[ˈkʌvət]
n.隐藏物(处)adj.受保护的,不公开的,暗地里,隐藏的
◇ in the covert of= under the covert of在…掩护下
‖ covert behaviour内在行为
covert conversation隐蔽会话
covert coverage隐性采访,秘密采访
covert intelligence隐蔽情报
covert need内隐需要
covert practice内隐练习
covert response内在反应
covert speech内隐言语
covert trade barrier变相贸易壁垒
covert wrecker暗藏的破坏分子
covert-baron n. 有夫之妇
covertly adv./ covertness n./coverture n.覆盖物,保护,掩护物