hugger-mugger

英 ['hʌgəˌmʌgə] 美 ['hʌgəˌmʌgə]

• adj. 秘密的；杂乱的
• adv. 秘密地；杂乱地
• n. 秘密；杂乱

英英释义

Noun:

1. a state of confusion;

   "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"
   

Adjective:

1. in utter disorder;

   "a disorderly pile of clothes"
   

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"
   

Adverb:

1. in secrecy;

   "they did it all hugger-mugger"
   

经典引文

• In Hugger-mugger hid.

  出自： S. Butler

近反义词

【近义词】

• disorderly 无秩序的
• chaotic 混乱的
• secret 秘密
• cloak-and-dagger 有关阴谋或间谍的...
• jumbled 混乱的
• underground 地下的
• hush-hush 秘密的
• undercover 从事秘密工作的...
• higgledy-piggledy 杂乱无章的
• hole-and-corner 秘密的
• surreptitious 暗中进行的
• clandestine 秘密的(常指违法的行为)...
• topsy-turvy 颠倒地