| [/kləuk; klok/] n 用法:
1 [C] sleeveless outer garment hanging loosely from the shoulders, usu worn out of doors 斗篷; 披风. =>illus 见插图. 用法:
2 [sing] (fig 比喻) thing that hides or covers 隐藏或掩盖的事物:
They left under (the) cloak of darkness. 他们在黑暗的遮掩下离开了. *
The spy's activities were concealed by the cloak of diplomacy. 间谍的活动是在外交的掩护下暗中进行的. cloak 2
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in sth) (usu fig 通常作比喻) cover or hide (as if) with a cloak （好像）用斗篷掩盖或隐藏:
The negotiations were cloaked in secrecy. 谈判是秘密进行的. |