ˌcloak-and-ˈdaggeradjectiveadj [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
Examples from the Corpus
cloak-and-dagger• His enthusiasm for the cloak-and-dagger business of detection seemed to have waned.• He was arrested after a cloak-and-daggeroperation involving the CIA and MI6.