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单词 covert
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covert

adjective
/ˈkʌvət/, /ˈkəʊvɜːt/
/ˈkəʊvɜːrt/
(formal)
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  1. secret or hidden, making it difficult to notice
    • covert operations/surveillance
    • He stole a covert glance at her across the table.
    • Every measure, both overt and covert, is being taken against terrorists.
    compare overt
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCovert is used with these nouns:
    • action
    • agent
    • glance
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    Word OriginMiddle English (in the general senses ‘covered’ and ‘a cover’): from Old French, ‘covered’, past participle of covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force) + operire ‘to cover’.

covert

noun
/ˈkʌvət/
/ˈkʌvərt/
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  1. an area of thick low bushes and trees where animals can hide
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the general senses ‘covered’ and ‘a cover’): from Old French, ‘covered’, past participle of covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force) + operire ‘to cover’.
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