cloak /kləʊk/ CET6+ TEM4

• 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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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。