cloak

1. N-COUNT A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out. 鬭篷

2. N-SING A cloak of something such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something. (如霧雪的) 掩蓋

Today most of New England will be under a cloak of thick mist. 今天新英格蘭大部分地區會在濃霧的籠罩中。

3. N-SING If you refer to something as a cloak, you mean that it is intended to hide the truth about something. 幌子

Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy. 婚禮的準備工作是在秘密的掩飾中進行的。