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 overt ['әuvә:t]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 明显的, 公然的, 蓄意的

[法] 明显的, 公开的




    overt
    [ adj ]
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
    <adj.all>
    an overt lieovert hostility
    overt intelligence gathering
    open ballots


    overt \o"vert\ ([=o]*v[~e]rt" or [=o]"v[~e]rt), a. [OF. overt,
    F. ouvert, p. p. of OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir, to open, of
    uncertain origin; cf. It. aprire, OIt. also oprire, L.
    aperire to open, operire to cover, deoperire to uncover.
    Perh. from L. aperire influenced by F. couvrir to cover. Cf.
    {Aperient}, {Cover}.]
    1. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest. Opposite of
    {hidden}.

    Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise.
    --Bacon.

    2. (Law) Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act
    of treason. --Macaulay.

    No person shall be convicted of treason unless on
    the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt
    act, or on confession in open court. --Constitution
    of the U. S.

    Note: In criminal law, an overt act is an open act done in
    pursuance and manifestation of a criminal design; the
    mere design or intent not being punishable without such
    act. In English law, market overt is an open market; a
    pound overt is an open, uncovered pound.

    1. President Reagan acknowledged today that he leaves office "without a hint or a clue" as to the whereabouts of Americans held hostage in Lebanon and said any overt rescue attempt could risk their execution.
    2. Thus, they said, if the employment report today shows weakness in the economy, the Fed could go a step further with more overt credit-easing measures.
    3. She noted that a U.N. resolution approved several weeks ago called on all member states to halt all overt or covert aid to insurrectional forces in Central America.
    4. 'It is accepted by everyone that he is a Bundesbank man,' says one central banker. Mr Kohl knows that any attempt to put overt pressure on Mr Tietmeyer is likely to be counter-productive.
    5. Any overt action by the SDI system can lead to a rise in the readiness of the opposite side; blasts in space can be interpreted by Russian programs as attacks on spy satellites, a preparatory move for a U.S. first strike.
    6. In the multi-party systems of the Western democracies, military officers are barred from overt political activities and are expected to take their orders from elected officials of whatever party is in power.
    7. Now he can apply those skills to changing what was once America's mightiest corporation. The second factor, though less overt, is surely more potent.
    8. Cultural misunderstandings, usually far from overt, happen every day.
    9. This is the basis for Count II and is one of the overt acts in Count One.
    10. What is needed is a substantial effort to win observance of the original peace agreement, even if that means postponement of elections. China needs to exert leverage on the Khmer Rouge - so far it has avoided overt moves to distance itself.
    11. A newspaper in Iran, a sponsor of Moslem Shiite extremism in Lebanon, said Sunday the pope should stay out of Lebanon, but it did not make an overt threat.
    12. Sen. Barry Goldwater (R., Ariz.) said that laws such as the War Powers Resolution "prohibit us from engaging in the type of overt action that we now call covert."
    13. Although there have been no overt army human-rights violations here since the repopulation, he adds: "We pray to God that those days don't return.
    14. More to the point, this overt declaration of a nuclear-free zone within NATO has a certain logic at this moment of history.
    15. This feeling stems from the assiduousness with which Messrs. Bush and Baker are avoiding any overt reference to the long-standing American-Israeli friendship.
    16. With the Red Army's withdrawal in early 1989, the superpower involvement is less overt but not yet over.
    17. A third proposal, overt protectionism, is so far being rejected in Brussels.
    18. Officials of the American Family Association first accused Mighty Mouse of overt drug use last month.
    19. The collapse in the demand for unskilled workers in developed economies, the draft report says, is a serious problem 'regardless of the form it takes - low paid, low quality jobs or overt unemployment'.
    20. American Airlines' parent AMR Corp., in one of its first overt moves to thwart a $7.54 billion takeover bid by Donald Trump, has sought help from Congress to delay any effort by the New York developer to oust the AMR board.
    21. The nearest you come to that is in the US. 'The difference with France is that we were quite overt in our arms exports to Iraq.
    22. The tone of the remarks contrasted with the hawkishness of his colleagues earlier this month. Moreover, there has been no overt hawkishness from the Bundesbank in the run-up to this council meeting.
    23. The selection process is extremely competitive, emphasizing not so much overt machismo as grace under pressure.
    24. Wildcat walkouts earlier this month "were overt acts of economic warfare and tended to further the bargaining goals" of the union, the filing said.
    25. Albert Wohlstetter, the venerable strategist who predicted what has come to pass, now writes in National Review that Mr. Bush should try "overt operations" on behalf of the Iraqi resistance.
    26. Although safe from overt challenge, the alliance may well be undermined by what it sees as covert "sabotage" by the middle classes, both professional and business.
    27. The overt themes of the conference were central bank independence, low or zero inflation and how to achieve it.
    28. Although all ministers stressed that their decision was based solely on Israel's strategic and economic interests, there had been no missing the Reagan administration's overt attempts to sway the decision in favor of ditching the Lavi.
    29. The only overt indication that the president-elect was on his way was a sign outside the Pintlala Baptist Church.
    30. Although the coup leaders wanted covert assistance, they viewed overt U.S. intervention as embarrassing and damaging.
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