hidden agenda
noun[C]
uk/ˌhɪd.ən əˈdʒen.də/us/ˌhɪd.ən əˈdʒen.də/asecretreasonfor doing something:
隐秘的动机,不可告人的理由[+ to infinitive]Theprimeministerdeniedthat the newvisarequirementswerepartof ahiddenagendatoreduceimmigration.首相否认实行新的签证规定的背后目的之一是要减少移民。
Motives and reasons
- cause
- causeless
- drive
- first principles
- from a place ofidiom
- ground
- impulse
- in the name ofsomethingidiom
- justification
- motivation
- motive
- name
- object
- peg
- place
- rationale
- should
- wherefores
- why