under-the-table

英['ʌndərðət'ɑːbl] 美['ʌndərðət'ɑːbl]
  • adj. 秘密的;暗中进行的;不法的
Adjective:
  1. designed and carried out secretly or confidentially;

    "a sub-rosa report"
    "has their under-the-table backing"

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. You know she'll just blab all the secrets.
      你知道她会泄露所有秘密的。
    2. He happened on a clue to the mystery.
      他偶然发现了那秘密的线索。
    3. She got in with the wrong crowd.
      她和不法的群众有瓜葛。

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