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back-alley

adjective
🔊/ˌbæk ˈæli/
🔊/ˌbæk ˈæli/
[only before noun]
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  1. happening or done secretly, often illegally（非法）秘密发生的，秘密进行的；偷偷摸摸的
    • a back-alley abortion非法秘密堕胎
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBack-alley is used with these nouns:
    • abortion
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