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.

  1. 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

    1. ADJ (活动)神秘兮兮的,秘密的
      A cloak-and-dagger activity 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。

    双语例句

    1. Sorry about the cloak-and-dagger routine.
      很抱歉采这间谍迂回的作法。
    2. Well, every time I ask for something, they pull their cloak-and-dagger nonsense.
      每次我要求点什么,他们就会拉出他们那套阴谋间谍论。
    3. But close is Patty hewes, the central character in "damages," a cloak-and-dagger legal thriller that begins Tuesday on the American network fx.
      但近乎是薄饼休斯,中央性赔偿“,”斗篷与匕首法律惊悚,周二开始在美国的网络软体。
    4. This cloak-and-dagger and charming a plentifulness for still consisting in it with many righteousnesses.
      这部小说的迷人之处还在于它的丰富与多义。
    5. I was expecting something more* Cloak-and-dagger.
      我本来想要听到更具阴谋性的。
    6. In their novel, the cloak-and-dagger innate character has not only only is to speak the story, it can but also expressed a kind of state of mind with feels, compares with Chinese traditional novel, obvious weakening in details in story.
      在他们的小说中,小说的本质已不仅仅是讲故事,它还可以抒发一种情怀和感受,与中国传统小说相比,故事情节明显弱化。
    7. The cloak-and-dagger prose turns is a revolution on the Chinese contemporary literature history.
      小说的散文化在中国现代文学史上是一场革命。

    英英释义

    adj

    1. 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