cloak
UK [kləʊk] US [kloʊk] noun
PIECE OF CLOTHING 衣服
countable
■a loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves, which fastens at the neck, and is worn instead of a coat 斗篷，披风
UK [kləʊk] US [kloʊk] noun
HIDE 隐藏
[S or U]
■something which hides, covers or keeps something else secret 遮掩物；伪装；掩盖•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。
UK [kləʊk] US [kloʊk] verb transitive
■to cover or hide something 掩藏，掩盖•He has always kept his love affairs cloaked in secrecy (= kept them secret).他总是隐瞒他的风流韵事。 •The river is often cloaked in mist in the early morning.清晨，这条河上常常是雾霭弥漫。 |