cloak
US
UK cloak n: (clothing)
SC 斗蓬 dòu péng
SC 披风 dòu péng，pī fēng
The wizard wore a long cloak with a pointed hood.
巫师穿了件带着尖顶帽的长斗篷。
cloak n: figurative ([sth] that conceals)
SC 掩饰 yǎn shì
TC 掩飾
TC 掩飾
SC 幌子 yǎn shì，huǎng zi
TC 幌子
TC 幌子
A cloak of secrecy surrounded the manager's sudden departure.
经理的突然离去笼罩着一层迷雾。
cloak [sth/sb] vtr: figurative (hide)
SC 掩盖 yǎn gài
TC 掩蓋
TC 掩蓋
SC 掩饰 yǎn gài ，yǎn shì
TC 掩飾
TC 掩飾
The darkness cloaked the burglar, and he was able to move without anyone noticing.
窃贼趁着夜幕的掩盖， 不知鬼不觉地离开了。
cloak yourself in [sth] v expr: figurative (be concealed)
SC 用…遮盖自己
SC 用…掩盖自己
Cloak yourself in darkness and sneak in the back way.
cloak yourself in [sth] v expr: figurative (have an air of)
SC 伪装成…的样子 wěi zhuāng chéng de yàng zǐ
Sarah liked to cloak herself in an air of mystery, but that just covered up the fact that she was usually clueless.
cloak-and-dagger adj: figurative (mysterious, furtive, sinister) (比喻)
SC 神秘兮兮的，秘密的 shén mì xī xī de，mì mì de
It was a great cloak-and-dagger novel; nobody was what they first seemed.
under the cloak of [sth] expr: (being protected by)
SC 在…的掩护下 zài … de yǎn hù xià
SC 被…隐匿
The candidate accused her opponent of pursuing his own interests under the cloak of patriotism.
该候选人指控她的对手披着爱国主义的伪装来追求个人利益。