| 单词 | hugger-mugger |
| 释义 | hugger-mugger (once / 153498 pages) 1nadj 2adjadv WORD FAMILY hugger-mugger USAGE EXAMPLESIt conveys the hugger-mugger of old and new better than any of the dire pronouncements that keep tumbling out of Mr. Carson’s mouth. New York Times(Jan 11, 2015) Take, for example, “The Naval Treaty,” about diplomatic hugger-mugger. Scientific American(Mar 03, 2014) Other clients used to worry that the pair were still too hugger-mugger. Economist(Jul 04, 2013) 1 1n a state of confusion he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance Hyper confusion disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably 2adj in utter disorder 2Syn disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, jumbled, topsy-turvy untidy not neat and tidy 1adj conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods Syn clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground covert secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed 2adv in secrecy they did it all hugger-mugger |
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