cloak1/klok; kləʊk/n 1 [C] a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves 斗篷﹐披风 2 [singular 单数] disapproving an organization or activity that deliberately keeps something secret【贬】伪装﹔掩盖物﹔幌子: a cloak for terrorist activities 恐怖活动的幌子
cloak2v [T usually passive 一般用被动态] 1 to deliberately hide facts, feelings etc so that people do not see or understand them – used especially in news reports 掩盖﹐掩饰〔事实﹑情感等﹔尤用于新闻报道〕: The talks have been cloaked in secrecy . 会谈内容被保密起来。2 literary to cover something, for example with darkness or snow【文】笼罩﹐遮盖