| 单词 | cloak |
| 释义 | cloak (kloʊk ) Word forms: cloaks , cloaking , cloaked 1. countable noun A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out. 2. singular noun A cloak of something such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something. Today most of England will be under a cloak of thick mist. [+ of] Synonyms: covering, layer, blanket, shroud 3. singular noun If you refer to something as a cloak, you mean that it is intended to hide the truth about something. Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy. [+ of] 4. verb To cloak something means to cover it or hide it. [written] ...the decision to cloak major tourist attractions in unsightly hoardings. [VERB noun + in] A fire could have been deliberately started to cloak small coordinated troop movements. [VERB noun] The beautiful sweeping coastline was cloaked in mist. [V-ed + in] Synonyms: cover, coat, wrap, blanket Collocations: cloak of secrecy Other clubs believe that officials' appetite for golf should continue to be nurtured, but under a thick cloak of secrecy and subterfuge. Times, Sunday Times A cloak of secrecy could hide all sorts of corruption. The Sun Because a privacy law will provide a cloak of secrecy behind which privileged and powerful people will be able to hide their criminal or immoral activities from the public. The Sun Explore the cloak of secrecy that surrounds this military base. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I'd wear my cloak at home, but not out and about. The Sun He belongs to the nobility and wears their cloak and manners. The Times Literary Supplement Yet, when pushed, he finds it loathsome — as if he wears the cloak of his tormentor and finds it uncomfortable. Times, Sunday Times Nobody wears a cloak any more. The Sun Yesterday, those expressions wore a cloak of anxiety. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 斗篷 Japanese: マント |
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