单词 | cloak |
释义 | cloak —cloakless, adj. /klohk/, n. 1. a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat. 2. something that covers or conceals; disguise; pretense: He conducts his affairs under a cloak of secrecy. v.t. 3. to cover with or as if with a cloak: She arrived at the opera cloaked in green velvet. 4. to hide; conceal: The mission was cloaked in mystery. [1175-1225; ME cloke ( < OF) < ML cloca, var. of clocca bell-shaped cape, bell; see CLOCK1] Syn. 2. cover, mask, veil. |
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