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    cloak-and-dagger

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌcloak-and-ˈdagger adjective [usually before noun]  SECRETvery secret and mysterious, and usually involving the work of spies 神秘的，秘密的〔常涉及间谍工作〕 a cloak-and-dagger operation 秘密的行动
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    cloak-and-dagger• His enthusiasm for the cloak-and-dagger business of detection seemed to have waned.• He was arrested after a cloak-and-dagger operation involving the CIA and MI6.
    ˌcloak-and-ˈdagger adjectiveChineseSyllable
    very Corpus usually and mysterious, involving secret and


    cloak-and-dagger
    ˌcloak-and-ˈdagger adjective [usually before noun]
    very secret and mysterious, and usually involving the work of SPIES:
        a cloak-and-dagger operation


    cloak-and-daggerBrE /ˌkləʊk ən ˈdæɡə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkloʊk ən ˈdæɡər/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] cloak-and-dagger activities are secret and mysterious, sometimes in a way that people think is unnecessary or ridiculous 秘密的，神秘兮兮的（有时被认为不必要或荒谬）