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cloak
英 [kləʊk]
[NOUN]
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
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。