under the counter sale 私下销售
under the counter deal 私下交易
under the counter payment 私下付款
under the counter purchase 私下购买
sell under the counter 私下出售
keep something under the counter 放在柜台下或私下保留
1. The shop kept some special items under the counter.
这家商店把一些特殊商品放在柜台下面。
2. Everything should be sold openly, not under the counter.
所有商品都应公开销售，而不是私下出售。
3. They handled the matter under the counter instead of making it public.
他们私下处理了这件事，而没有公开。
4. The manager said no products would be kept under the counter.
经理表示不会把任何商品私下保留。
A: Do you have any extra copies?
A：你们还有额外的副本吗？
B: We don't keep anything under the counter. Everything is on display.
B：我们不会私下保留任何东西，所有商品都公开陈列。
1) 柜台下面
2) 私下地；秘密地
3) 未公开地处理
4) 非正式渠道进行
5) 暗中保留
1. 在柜台下面。
e.g.
The box was hidden under the counter.
盒子被藏在柜台下面。
2. 私下地；秘密地；未公开地。
e.g.
The issue was discussed under the counter.
这个问题是在私下讨论的。
3. 经非正式渠道处理或交易。
e.g.
The company avoids any under the counter business.
公司避免任何非正式渠道的业务往来。
idiom / adverbial phrase
1. Literally, beneath a shop counter.
2. Done secretly, privately, or without public knowledge.
3. Carried out through unofficial or informal channels.
Synonym: secretly, privately, unofficially, behind the scenes