covertly
英 [ˈkəʊ.vɜːt.li]
美 [koʊˈvɝːt.li]
- adv. 秘密地；偷偷摸摸地
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记忆方法
将“covertly”拆分为“cover”和“ly”。想象“cover”像一个面纱或掩护，而“-ly”则表示方式或程度。于是，“covertly”可以理解为“像用掩护一样地”，即秘密地或暗中地。
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权威例句
- 1. 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. It will come out that she has covertly donated considerable sums to the IRA.
- 她暗中给爱尔兰共和军提供了大笔资助的事情即将曝光。
- 3. Naval organizations were covertly incorporated into civil ministries.
- 各种海军组织秘密地混合在各民政机关之中.
- 4. Modern terrorism is noteworthy today in that it is being done covertly.
- 现代的恐怖活动在今天是值得注意的,由于它是秘密进行的.
- 5. The covertly defaulting of wages is a serious offence to laws.
- 隐性欠薪是一种严重的违法行为.