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

双语例句

• 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。
• I was expecting something more* Cloak-and-dagger.
  我本来想要听到更具阴谋性的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sorry about the cloak-and-dagger routine.
  很抱歉采这间谍迂回的作法。