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. 鬭篷
2. N-SING A cloak of something such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something. (如霧雪的) 掩蓋
Today most of New England will be under a cloak of thick mist. 今天新英格蘭大部分地區會在濃霧的籠罩中。
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. 婚禮的準備工作是在秘密的掩飾中進行的。
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cloak /kləʊk/ (cloaks)
剑桥词典
cloak noun (PIECE OF CLOTHING)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]a loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves , that fastens at the neck , and is worn instead of a coat
鬭篷,披風
cloak noun (HIDE)
[ 單數名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]something that hides , covers , or keeps something else secret
遮掩物;偽裝;掩蓋;幌子
The restaurant he owned was just a cloak for (= hid ) his drug-dealing activities . 他開那家餐館不過是爲他從事毒品交易作掩護。
They left the house under cloak of darkness. 他們趁著天黑離開了那所房子。 返回 cloak