英语词组under the table是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

under the table

Theme: SECRECY

in secret, as with the giving of a bribe. (Informal.)

The mayor had been paying money to the construction company under the table.Tom transferred the deed to the property to his wife under the table.

Slang

under the table

Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL

mod. alcohol intoxicated.

Jed was under the table by midnight.By 3:00 in the morning, everyone was under the table.

Theme: SECRECY

mod. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.)

It was strictly an under-the-table deal.The mayor made a few bucks under the table, too.

idiomunder the table AmEAmEif you buy, sell, or do something under the table, you do it secretly because it is dishonest or illegal:I've been here six years and I've never had a raise, but he gives me seventy bucks a week under the table.Couples who are desperate to have a child may pay thousands of dollars in fees, and even more under the table.under-the-table: I don't like to see young people involved in under-the-table deals. —see also under the counter

under the table

1. Secretly (often because what is being done is illegal). Because I get paid under the table, no taxes come out of my paycheck.

2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really under the table!

under the table

1. Sl. intoxicated. Jed was under the table by midnight. By 3:00 in the morning, everyone was under the table.

2. Fig. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) It was strictly an under-the-table deal. The mayor made a few bucks under the table, too.

under the table

In secret, as in They paid her under the table so as to avoid taxes. This term alludes to money being passed under a table in some shady transaction, such as a bribe. [Mid-1900s] Also see under the counter.

under the table

mainly AMERICAN

If you do something, especially pay or accept money, under the table, you do it secretly because it is dishonest or illegal. Athletes sometimes lied, or took money under the table. They are selling their films at the festival's market but they're doing it under the table. Note: An under-the-table payment or deal is one that is secret and dishonest or illegal. He was accused of making under-the-table payments. There will be no more under-the-table cash. Note: The usual British expression is under the counter.

under the table

drunk to the point of unconsciousness. informal

1921 W. Somerset Maugham The Trembling of a Leaf Walker had always been a heavy drinker, he was proud of his capacity to see men half his age under the table.

under the table

1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Jed was under the table by midnight.

2. mod. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) It was strictly an under-the-table deal.

under the table

1. In secret.

2. Into a completely intoxicated state: drank themselves under the table.

under the table

Secret and dishonest. This term alludes to money literally being passed under a table in some dishonest transaction, such as a bribe or cheating at cards. During Prohibition, there arose a variant, under the counter, alluding to illegal liquor sales. Later, during World War II, this same term applied to rationed or black-market items kept there by storekeepers for favored customers.

词组	under the table
释义	Idiom under the table Theme: SECRECY in secret, as with the giving of a bribe. (Informal.) The mayor had been paying money to the construction company under the table.Tom transferred the deed to the property to his wife under the table. Slang under the table Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL mod. alcohol intoxicated. Jed was under the table by midnight.By 3:00 in the morning, everyone was under the table. Theme: SECRECY mod. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) It was strictly an under-the-table deal.The mayor made a few bucks under the table, too. Idiom under the table American & Australian money that is paid under the table is paid secretly, usually because it is illegal. A lot of these people work 80-hour weeks with all or half of their salaries paid under the table. idiomunder the table AmEAmEif you buy, sell, or do something under the table, you do it secretly because it is dishonest or illegal:I've been here six years and I've never had a raise, but he gives me seventy bucks a week under the table.Couples who are desperate to have a child may pay thousands of dollars in fees, and even more under the table.under-the-table: I don't like to see young people involved in under-the-table deals. —see also under the counter under the table 1. Secretly (often because what is being done is illegal). Because I get paid under the table, no taxes come out of my paycheck. 2. Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really under the table! under the table 1. Sl. intoxicated. Jed was under the table by midnight. By 3:00 in the morning, everyone was under the table. 2. Fig. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) It was strictly an under-the-table deal. The mayor made a few bucks under the table, too. under the table In secret, as in They paid her under the table so as to avoid taxes. This term alludes to money being passed under a table in some shady transaction, such as a bribe. [Mid-1900s] Also see under the counter. under the table mainly AMERICAN If you do something, especially pay or accept money, under the table, you do it secretly because it is dishonest or illegal. Athletes sometimes lied, or took money under the table. They are selling their films at the festival's market but they're doing it under the table. Note: An under-the-table payment or deal is one that is secret and dishonest or illegal. He was accused of making under-the-table payments. There will be no more under-the-table cash. Note: The usual British expression is under the counter. under the table drunk to the point of unconsciousness. informal 1921 W. Somerset Maugham The Trembling of a Leaf Walker had always been a heavy drinker, he was proud of his capacity to see men half his age under the table. under the table 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Jed was under the table by midnight. 2. mod. secret; clandestine. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) It was strictly an under-the-table deal. under the table 1. In secret. 2. Into a completely intoxicated state: drank themselves under the table. under the table Secret and dishonest. This term alludes to money literally being passed under a table in some dishonest transaction, such as a bribe or cheating at cards. During Prohibition, there arose a variant, under the counter, alluding to illegal liquor sales. Later, during World War II, this same term applied to rationed or black-market items kept there by storekeepers for favored customers.
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