English主要词典
cloak
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 [C] a type of coat that has no sleeves, fastens at the neck and hangs loosely from the shoulders, worn especially in the past
2 [sing.] (literary) a thing that hides or covers sb/sth:
They left under the cloak of darkness. * The author prefers to hide behind a cloak of anonymity.
verb [VN] ~ sth (in sth) [oftenpassive] (written) to cover or hide sth:
The hills were cloaked in thick mist. * The meeting was cloaked in mystery.
cloaked adjective:
a tall cloaked figure (= a person wearing a cloak)
