hole-and-corner
- 英 [ˌhəuləndˈkɔ:nə]
- 美 [ˈholənˈkɔrnɚ]
释义
- adj.秘密的,偷偷摸摸的
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The selection conferences smacked of a piece of hole and corner business.
这些选举会议有点像是一桩见不得人的勾当.
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They searched every hole and corner for the criminal.
他们地毯式搜索犯人.
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She was living a hole - and - corner existence of daily drudgery.
她每日过着繁忙而乏味的生活.
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I do not approve of the hole - and - corner Methods : That some companies use to obtain work.
我不赞成有些公司为争生意所采取的鬼鬼祟祟的手法.
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She had looked for it every hole and corner but it was nowhere to be found.
她旮旮旯旯都找过了,但没找到.
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Adjective
1. relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life;
"a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells
2. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;
"clandestine intelligence operations"
"cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"
"hole-and-corner intrigue"
"secret missions"
"a secret agent"
"secret sales of arms"
"surreptitious mobilization of troops"
"an undercover investigation"
"underground resistance"
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