cloak
noun
verb
kləʊk
noun
1
a
warm
piece
of
clothing
like
a
coat
without
sleeves
that
hangs
loosely
from
your
shoulders
斗篷，披风
C
2
an
organization,
activity,
or
way
of
behaving
that
deliberately
protects
someone
or
keeps
something
secret
伪装; 掩盖物; 幌子
singular 单数
[+
of
]
the
cloak
of
secrecy
around
the
affair
这一事件保密的外衣
[+
for
]
The
political
party
is
used
as
a
cloak
for
terrorist
activities.
这个政党被用作搞恐怖活动的幌子。
under
the
cloak
of
sth
prejudice
hiding
under
the
cloak
of
religion
打着宗教旗号的偏见
verb
3
to
deliberately
hide
facts,
feelings
etc
so
that
people
do
not
see
or
understand
them
–
used
especially
in
news
reports
掩盖，掩饰〔事实、情感等; 尤用于新闻报道〕
cloaked
in
secrecy/mystery
The
talks
have
been
cloaked
in
secrecy.
会谈内容被保密起来。
4
to
cover
something,
for
example
with
darkness
or
snow
[文] 笼罩，遮盖
literary
[+
in
]
hills
cloaked
in
mist
雾霭笼罩下的群山
The
riders
were
cloaked
(=they
wore
cloaks)
.
骑手都穿着披风。