under the table

短语

在(背地)里, 酒醉

别名

under-the-table

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Secret; covert; undisclosed.

  2. 2.

    Secretly; covertly; undisclosedly.

    I was paid under the table, so I didn't have to pay taxes on the income but I couldn't complain when I was cheated.

    The men tie up their dogs, retrieve what’s left of the lion’s kill, and sprinkle it with a generic form of Furadan, a cheap, fast-acting pesticide that’s readily available under the table.

  3. 3.

    In or into a state of stupification or boredom.

  4. 4.

    In or into a state of drunkenness.

  5. 5.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see under, table.