新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cloak

英  [kləʊk]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • cloaks

    1[C 可数名词] 斗篷

    A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.

    2[SING 单数型名词] (如雾雪的)掩盖

    A cloak of something such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something.

    近义词

    blanket

    双语例句

    例:

    Today most of Wales will be under a cloak of thick mist.

    今天威尔士大部分地区会处在浓雾的笼罩中。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 幌子

    If you refer to something as a cloak, you mean that it is intended to hide the truth about something.

    双语例句

    例:

    Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy.

    婚礼的准备工作是秘密进行的。

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