秘密地，私下地

秘密地; 私下

under the lee───在背风下

under the knife───在外科手术中

under the table───酒醉；秘密地

under the gun───在严密监视之下

under the pump───泵下面

under the sun───天下；究竟

under the counter───私下出售的；暗中作成的；违法的；走后门

under the microscope───接受严格检查；在显微镜下

under one's nose───公然；在某人眼皮底下

He told me under the rose.───他私下告诉我.

They always met under the rose , as they were talking about something illegal.───他们经常秘密见面, 好像在谈论非法的事情.

The following year the snail lay in almost the same spot, in the sunshine under the rose-tree, which was again budding and bearing roses as fresh and beautiful as ever.───第二年蜗牛依然躺在同一个地方，在玫瑰树荫凉之下。玫瑰依然花蕾纷繁，娇艳如初。

She made no noise of crying but they could see that her shoulders were shaking under the rose-colored, sun-proofed shirt she wore.───她没有发出哭声，但是在她穿着的那件玫瑰红的防晒衬衫下，她的肩膀在索索发抖。

Do what you like under the rose , but don't give a sign of what you're about.───暗中怎样干都行, 只是不要露出一点形迹.

She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.───她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心.

The details were given to him under the rose.───这些细节是私下告诉他的.

Then, feeling deeper reaching his arm in under the Rose Line, he touched something!───他又向深处摸去,在玫瑰线的下方, 他摸到了些什么!

And under the rose - bush there is a snail.───在玫瑰花丛的下面有一只蜗牛.

In the middle ages a rose was suspended from the ceiling of a council chamber, pledging all present to secrecy,or sub rosa ,"under the rose".───中世纪的时候，议会大厅里通常会悬挂一朵玫瑰花，表示在这个房间里所商谈的事情都是高度保密的。 来自拉丁语的词组sub rosa至今在英语中还表示“保密的”的含义。

She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.