cloak
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out. 斗篷
2. N-SING A cloak of something such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something. (如雾雪的) 掩盖
Today most of New England will be under a cloak of thick mist. 今天新英格兰大部分地区会在浓雾的笼罩中。
3. N-SING If you refer to something as a cloak, you mean that it is intended to hide the truth about something. 幌子
Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy. 婚礼的准备工作是在秘密的掩饰中进行的。
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cloak /kləʊk/ (cloaks)
剑桥词典
cloak noun (PIECE OF CLOTHING)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves , that fastens at the neck , and is worn instead of a coat
斗篷,披风
cloak noun (HIDE)
[ 单数名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]something that hides , covers , or keeps something else secret
遮掩物;伪装;掩盖;幌子
The restaurant he owned was just a cloak for (= hid ) his drug-dealing activities . 他开那家餐馆不过是为他从事毒品交易作掩护。
They left the house under cloak of darkness. 他们趁着天黑离开了那所房子。 返回 cloak