cloak
英 [kləʊk] 美 [kloʊk]

n.

披风，斗篷；外套；借口，掩饰；覆盖物

vt.

遮盖，掩盖；用外衣遮蔽；

变形

复数：cloaks过去式：cloaked过去分词：cloaked现在分词：cloaking第三人称单数：cloaks

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]斗篷，披风 a loose sleeveless outer garment
2. [S]外衣，伪装 sth used to hide or keep secret

英英释义

cloak[ kləuk ]

• n.
  • anything that covers or conceals
  • a loose outer garment
• v.hide under a false appearance

  同义词：dissemblemask

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)名词+～

• ermine cloak貂皮斗篷

词组短语

under the cloak of ◎在…的掩护下；趁着… , ◎披着…的外衣；在…的幌子下；以…为借口

同近义词辨析

cloak, mask, disguise

这组词都有“伪装”的意思，其区别是：

cloak指采取伪装来掩盖或隐藏真实面目或本性或企图。

mask本义为“面罩”，引申“掩饰”解时，指掩饰某物的真实性质或存在的伪装。

disguise指改变装束或外表以掩饰自己的真面目或冒充他人。有时仅指掩饰感情、动机或意图。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Dracula appeared, draped in a huge cloak.
   吸血鬼披著一件大斗篷走了出来。
2. She picked up the old brown cloak and handed it to him.
   她拎起棕色的斗蓬递给他。
3. He was muffled in a cloak.
   他裹在大衣里。
4. The snow covered up the fields with a white cloak.
   积雪给田野盖上了一件白色的外衣。
5. His friendly behaviour was a cloak for his evil intentions.
   他的友好行为不过是他险恶用心的伪装。
6. The invaders attacked under a cloak of fog.
   侵略者在雾色的掩护下发起了进攻。

用作动词(v.)

1. The appearance of good will cloak a sinister intention.
   友善的外表掩盖了阴险的企图。
2. You can cloak yourself in shadows or trick foes with illusory forms.
   你能在阴影中伪装自己或用虚幻的形象戏弄敌人。
3. Their negotiations were cloaked in secrecy.
   他们的谈判在秘密进行。

权威例句

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