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- an outdoor overgarment, typically sleeveless, that hangs loosely from the shoulders斗篷, 大氅。
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- figurative something serving to hide or disguise something〈喻〉覆盖物, 遮掩物：
lifting the cloak of secrecy on the arms trade.
揭开军火贸易的秘密面纱。
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cloaks
Brit. a cloakroom〈英〉衣帽间; 行李寄存处; 盥洗室。
with obj.
1- dress in a cloak给…披斗篷：
she was an introverted soul who cloaked herself in black
她是个披着身黑色斗篷的内向的人
they sat cloaked and hooded.
他们坐着, 披着斗篷, 戴着头巾。
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- figurative hide, cover, or disguise (something)〈喻〉隐藏; 覆盖; 掩饰：
she cloaked her embarrassment by rushing into speech.
她急忙开口说话, 以掩饰自己的尴尬。
词源
Middle English: from Old French cloke, dialect variant of cloche 'bell, cloak' (from its bell shape), from medieval Latin clocca 'bell'. Compare with CLOCK1.