cloaks

英 [kləʊks]

美 [kloʊks]

n. (尤指旧时的)披风，斗篷; 遮盖物
v. 遮盖; 掩盖
cloak的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

斗篷;披风
Acloakis a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
N-SING 覆盖物;遮盖物
Acloak ofsomething such as mist or snow completely covers and hides something.
1. 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。
N-SING 掩盖;伪装;幌子
If you refer to something as acloak, you mean that it is intended to hide the truth about something.
1. Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy...
  婚礼的准备工作是秘密进行的。
VERB 笼罩;覆盖;遮掩
Tocloaksomething means to cover it or hide it.
1. ...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
2. 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。
3. 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。