英语词汇“cloak”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

noun | verb

cloakcloak1 /kloʊk/ ●○○ noun

ETYMOLOGYcloak¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old North French cloque bell, cloak, from Medieval Latin clocca bell; because of its shape

COLLOCATIONS► A cloak of secrecy

A cloak of secrecy surrounds their decision-making process.

► under the cloak of

They hid their prejudice under the cloak of patriotism.

1[countable] a warm piece of clothing like a coat that hangs loosely from your shoulders and does not have sleeves, worn mainly in past times2[singular] an organization, activity, or way of behaving that deliberately protects someone or keeps something secret: cloak of A cloak of secrecy surrounds their decision-making process. They hid their prejudice under the cloak of patriotism. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old North French cloque bell, cloak, from Medieval Latin clocca bell; because of its shape]

noun | verb

cloakcloak2 verb [transitive usually passive]

VERB TABLE

cloak

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	cloak
	he, she, it	cloaks
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	cloaked
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have cloaked
	he, she, it	has cloaked
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had cloaked
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will cloak
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have cloaked

Continuous Form
Present	I	am cloaking
	he, she, it	is cloaking
	you, we, they	are cloaking
Past	I, he, she, it	was cloaking
	you, we, they	were cloaking
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been cloaking
	he, she, it	has been cloaking
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been cloaking
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be cloaking
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been cloaking

COLLOCATIONS► cloaked in secrecy

Almost all military operations at the time were cloaked in secrecy.

1to deliberately hide facts, feelings, etc. so that people do not see or understand them: Almost all military operations at the time were cloaked in secrecy.2be cloaked in darkness/rust/snow etc. literary covered in darkness, snow, etc.: hills cloaked in mist