英语词汇“cloak and dagger”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

cloak and dagger

释义

cloak or (archaic) cloke /klōk/

noun

transitive verb

ORIGIN: OFr cloke, cloque, from LL cloca a bell, horseman's bell-shaped cape; see clock¹

cloak and dagger adjective

Concerned with plot and intrigue, esp espionage

cloakˈ-and-swordˈ adjective

Concerned with fighting, intrigue and romance

cloakˈ-bag noun (obsolete)

A portmanteau

cloakˈroom noun

A room for keeping coats and hats
A room in a public place, eg a theatre, in which outer garments and luggage may be temporarily deposited
A lavatory

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