cloak-and-dagger

英 [ˌkləʊk ən ˈdæɡə(r)]

美 [ˌkloʊk ən ˈdæɡər]

adj.  秘密的，神秘兮兮的(有时被认为不必要或荒谬)

牛津词典

adj.

• 秘密的，神秘兮兮的（有时被认为不必要或荒谬）
  cloak-and-dagger activities are secret and mysterious, sometimes in a way that people think is unnecessary or ridiculous

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (活动)神秘兮兮的，秘密的
  Acloak-and-daggeractivity is one which involves mystery and secrecy.
  1. She was released from prison in a cloak and dagger operation yesterday...
     在昨天的一次秘密行动中她从监狱获释。
  2. They met in classic cloak-and-dagger style beside the lake in St James's Park.
     他们像经典间谍片里所演的那样，偷偷摸摸地在圣詹姆斯公园的湖边相会。

英英释义

adj

• conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  1. clandestine intelligence operations
  2. cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines
  3. hole-and-corner intrigue
  4. secret missions
  5. a secret agent
  6. secret sales of arms
  7. surreptitious mobilization of troops
  8. an undercover investigation
  9. underground resistance
  Synonym:clandestinehole-and-corner(a)hugger-muggerhush-hushsecretsurreptitiousundercoverunderground

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