Question

cloak n.斗蓬,宽大外衣,掩护 vt.用外衣遮蔽,披斗篷 As a noun, a cloak is usually a loose piece of clothing that you wear over your other clothes, like a cape or a gown. It especially refers to an outer garment that you might wear while traveling in order to protect your outfit or to conceal your identity. As a verb, to cloak is to conceal or hide something. If you were a famous person who wanted to go out alone, you might cloak your identity with a cloak. ★☆☆☆☆ 2011.2

Accepted Answer

[kləuk] A cloak is anything that conceals or hides something, like an over-sized, dark raincoat you wear when you don't want your friends to see you're going to the movies without them. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.” 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]斗篷；披风 A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out. 2[N-SING 单数名词]覆盖物；遮盖物 A cloak of something such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something.   [N of n]Today most of England will be under a cloak of thick mist.今天，英格兰大部分地区将被浓雾笼罩。3[N-SING 单数名词]掩盖；伪装；幌子 If you refer to something as a cloak, you mean that it is intended to hide the truth about something.   [N of/for n]Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy...婚礼的准备工作是秘密进行的。4[VERB 动词]笼罩；覆盖；遮掩 To cloak something  means to cover it or hide it.   [V n in n]  [V n]  [V-ed]  [WRITTEN 笔语]...the decision to cloak major tourist attractions in unsightly hoardings...在主要景点外挂满刺眼的大幅广告牌的决定A fire could have been deliberately started to cloak small coordinated troop movements...可能是有人故意放火掩护小规模的部队协同行动。The beautiful sweeping coastline was cloaked in mist.美丽的海岸线一望无际，笼罩在迷雾之中。

英语单词	cloak
英美音标	[kləuk]
中文释义	n.斗蓬,宽大外衣,掩护 vt.用外衣遮蔽,披斗篷
vocab简明	A cloak is anything that conceals or hides something, like an over-sized, dark raincoat you wear when you don't want your friends to see you're going to the movies without them.
vocab扩展	As a noun, a cloak is usually a loose piece of clothing that you wear over your other clothes, like a cape or a gown. It especially refers to an outer garment that you might wear while traveling in order to protect your outfit or to conceal your identity. As a verb, to cloak is to conceal or hide something. If you were a famous person who wanted to go out alone, you might cloak your identity with a cloak.
真题原句	Rather than *cloaking* his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.”
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]斗篷；披风 A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out. 2 [N-SING 单数名词]覆盖物；遮盖物 A cloak of something such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something. [N of n] Today most of England will be under a cloak of thick mist. 今天，英格兰大部分地区将被浓雾笼罩。 3 [N-SING 单数名词]掩盖；伪装；幌子 If you refer to something as a cloak, you mean that it is intended to hide the truth about something. [N of/for n] Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy... 婚礼的准备工作是秘密进行的。 4 [VERB 动词]笼罩；覆盖；遮掩 To cloak something means to cover it or hide it. [V n in n] [V n] [V-ed] [WRITTEN 笔语] ...the decision to cloak major tourist attractions in unsightly hoardings... 在主要景点外挂满刺眼的大幅广告牌的决定 A fire could have been deliberately started to cloak small coordinated troop movements... 可能是有人故意放火掩护小规模的部队协同行动。 The beautiful sweeping coastline was cloaked in mist. 美丽的海岸线一望无际，笼罩在迷雾之中。
来源	2011.2

Cloak Wear N Hide Piece Clothing Conceal N Sing