偷偷地，暗地地; 私下

1. 秘密地,私下地：in season (水果等)应时的 | in secret 秘密地,私下地 | in session 在开会;在开庭

2. 秘密地(作状语)：in the charge of 由...看护,由...负责 | in secret 秘密地(作状语) | in the secret 知道内情(作表语)

3. 秘密的,私下的：start from scratch从头做起,从零开始 | in secret秘密的,私下的 | see off给...送行

4. 秘密地：in spite of不管 | in secret秘密地 | in sequence依次地

adv

1. in secrecy
not openly

e.g. met secretly to discuss the invasion plans
the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library
they arranged to meet in secret

Synonym: secretlyon the Q.T.on the QT