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cloak-and-dagger

/klohk-uhn-dag-er/US // ˈkloʊk ənˈdæg ər //

隐蔽性强,隐蔽性,隐蔽性极强,隐蔽性极强的匕首

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to, characteristic of, or dealing in espionage or intrigue, especially of a romantic or dramatic kind.

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Examples

  • As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

  • As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

  • Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.

  • Later that night, that same black-and-red banner would be seen again—in the column of marchers chanting for dead cops.

  • The kids are out of school, Mom is out of get-up-and-go, Dad is out of work.

  • She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.

  • The governor placed a dagger to his breast in order to get him to tell what he knew of his wife.

  • No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.

  • Mr. Spurrell came down to see a horse, and we shall be very glad to have the benefit of his opinion by-and-by.

  • They were eaten too quickly, in long gulps of four-and-twenty hours at a time.