暗地

暗地(里) [àn dì]

1. ■ secretly; inwardly; on the sly; on the quiet:

暗地活动 keep in the shade;

暗地捣鬼 secretly make trouble;

暗地寻找 still hunt;

我们暗地替他高兴。 We inwardly rejoiced for him.

有些男孩子暗地吸烟。 Some boys smoke on the sly.

医生暗地对我说， 那位病人患的是癌症。 The doctor told me on the quiet his patient had cancer.