cloak
cloak — noun
- cloaksingular
- cloaksplural
1. An outer garment that hangs from the shoulders and opens at the front, with no a
An outer garment that hangs from the shoulders and opens at the front, with no arm openings, usually fastened with a clasp, tie, or brooch at the neck.
Mateo wrapped his cloak tightly around his shoulders before stepping into the cold wind.
collocation: wrap a cloak / wear a cloak
At the medieval fair, children wore bright red cloaks with golden clasps.
Tariq pulled the hood of his cloak forward to shield his face from the rain.
The old woman's cloak was made of heavy wool and reached down to her ankles.
常見錯誤
2. Something that hides the real nature of a person, situation, or activity, making
Something that hides the real nature of a person, situation, or activity, making it appear different from what it actually is.
Under the cloak of darkness, the rescue team moved through the forest to find the lost hikers.
fixed phrase: under the cloak of [darkness/night/secrecy]
The charity was used as a cloak for moving money between different countries illegally.
pattern: used as a cloak for [activity]
Meera's friendly manner was a thin cloak for her fierce ambition to become the company's managing director.
The contract negotiations were conducted under a thick cloak of secrecy.
- exposure
the act of making something hidden become known
- revelation
making a secret fact known to others
用法筆記
This is the figurative sense of 'cloak', not referring to actual clothing. It most often appears in set phrases like 'under the cloak of' and 'a cloak of [secrecy/darkness/silence]'.
常見錯誤
cloak — verb
- cloakpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cloaks3rd person singular
- cloaking-ing form
- cloakedpast simple
1. To place something over a person, object, or fact so that it becomes difficult t
To place something over a person, object, or fact so that it becomes difficult to see or notice, or to surround something in a way that hides it.
Thick fog cloaked the harbor and delayed the departure of all fishing boats.
passive-like: [weather] cloaks [location]
The mountain peaks were cloaked in snow for most of the year.
passive: be cloaked in [snow/mist/fog]
Ayana tried to cloak her disappointment with a cheerful wave and a quick change of topic.
The company's financial troubles were carefully cloaked by clever accounting methods.
文法句型
be cloaked in + noun
cloak + noun + with + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive form 'be cloaked in + noun' (e.g., cloaked in mist, cloaked in secrecy). The verb often describes natural concealment (fog, snow) or deliberate hiding (secrecy, lies). When the object is a person's emotions, 'cloak' is slightly more formal than 'hide'.