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hole-and-corner

/hohl-uhn-kawr-ner/US // ˈhoʊl ənˈkɔr nər //

孔和角,孔和角落,孔和角的,洞和角

Related Words

covert隐蔽性,秘密的,隐蔽的,隐蔽furtive诡秘的,鬼鬼祟祟,诡秘,鬼鬼祟祟的hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地unauthorized未经授权的,未经授权的的,未经授权许可的,未经授权的情况下clandestine秘密,秘密的,隐蔽性,隐秘fraudulent欺诈性的,欺诈性,欺诈,诈骗hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽private私营,私有,私立,私家sly狡猾的,狡猾,诡谲,诡异的stealthy隐秘的,隐蔽的,隐秘,隐蔽under wraps包裹下的,隐蔽性,包裹中的,隐秘性undercover卧底,卧卧底,卧底工作,卧探underhand低头族,劣势,劣质的,劣势地位veiled隐蔽的,面纱,隐蔽,昧着良心sneaking偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,偷偷摸摸地,鬼鬼祟祟on the sly偷偷摸摸地,偷偷摸摸,暗地里,偷偷摸摸的skulking偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,潜伏,潜行slinking滑行,偷偷摸摸,溜达,偷偷摸摸的under-the-table台下,表下,台下的,台下的人concealed隐蔽的,隐蔽,隐瞒,掩盖了

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : secretive; clandestine; furtive: The political situation was full of hole-and-corner intrigue.
    • : trivial and colorless: She was living a hole-and-corner existence of daily drudgery.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as insurreptitious
Synonyms
clandestine秘密,秘密的,隐蔽性,隐秘covert隐蔽性,秘密的,隐蔽的,隐蔽furtive诡秘的,鬼鬼祟祟,诡秘,鬼鬼祟祟的hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地unauthorized未经授权的,未经授权的的,未经授权许可的,未经授权的情况下fraudulent欺诈性的,欺诈性,欺诈,诈骗hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽on the qt在QT上on the sly偷偷摸摸地,偷偷摸摸,暗地里,偷偷摸摸的private私营,私有,私立,私家skulking偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,潜伏,潜行slinking滑行,偷偷摸摸,溜达,偷偷摸摸的sly狡猾的,狡猾,诡谲,诡异的sneaking偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,偷偷摸摸地,鬼鬼祟祟stealthy隐秘的,隐蔽的,隐秘,隐蔽sub-rosa亚罗萨,亚罗斯,亚罗莎,亚罗under wraps包裹下的,隐蔽性,包裹中的,隐秘性under-the-table台下,表下,台下的,台下的人undercover卧底,卧卧底,卧底工作,卧探underhand低头族,劣势,劣质的,劣势地位veiled隐蔽的,面纱,隐蔽,昧着良心
as inundercover
Synonyms
covert隐蔽性,秘密的,隐蔽的,隐蔽clandestine秘密,秘密的,隐蔽性,隐秘concealed隐蔽的,隐蔽,隐瞒,掩盖了confidential保密,保密的,保密性,保密性的creep爬行,蠕变,攀登,匍匐前进furtive诡秘的,鬼鬼祟祟,诡秘,鬼鬼祟祟的hidden隐藏的,隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐蔽hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地incognito隐姓埋名,隐名埋姓,隐姓埋名的,隐姓埋名的人intelligence智能化,智能,智能化方面on the qt在QT上private私营,私有,私立,私家stealth隐秘性,隐秘,隐蔽性,隐秘的stealthy隐秘的,隐蔽的,隐秘,隐蔽sub-rosa亚罗萨,亚罗斯,亚罗莎,亚罗surreptitious偷偷摸摸的,诡秘的,偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸地under wraps包裹下的,隐蔽性,包裹中的,隐秘性underground地下,在地下,地下的,在地下的underhand低头族,劣势,劣质的,劣势地位underneath底下,底下的,底下的人

Examples

  • As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

  • As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

  • So I drove around the corner to the trailhead of the logging road that led back to the crash site.

  • His monotonous music is, really, like the audio soundtrack to a k-hole.

  • I rolled him over to see where it came out, and there was no big hole in the back.

  • But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.

  • Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"

  • Kind of a reception-room in there—guess I know a reception-room from a hole in the wall.

  • Cheap as they are, they are a poorer speculation than even corner lots in a lithographic city of Nebraska or Oregon.

  • Squinty, several times, looked at the hole under the pen, by which he had once gotten out.

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