Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6563
cloaked
掩盖；掩饰；伪装
cloaked is the past of cloak.
核心释义
To cover up, hide or conceal; to disguise under a false appearance.
- 1.
To cover as with or like a cloak.
- 2.
To cover up, hide or conceal.
- 3.
To render or become invisible via futuristic technology.
- 4.
以假象掩盖
hide under a false appearance
覆盖；披上；使隐形；以假象掩盖；遮掩；隐匿
用法In use
The politician cloaked his true intentions with flowery language.
用法提示：动词cloaked表示‘掩盖、掩饰’，后接宾语‘his true intentions’，说明用华丽言辞掩饰真实意图。
The company is cloaking its layoffs as a restructuring initiative.
用法提示：现在分词cloaking表示‘正在掩盖’，以‘as’引出伪装的方式。
She cloaks her nervousness behind a confident smile.
用法提示：第三人称单数cloaks表示‘掩盖’，‘behind’引出掩饰的手段。
cloak sth
及物用法，可直接接情绪、事实等抽象名词作宾语。
She could not cloak her disappointment.
她无法掩饰自己的失望。
cloak sth in sth
指用言语、外表等抽象事物来遮掩真相。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cloak in secrecy
- 以保密掩盖；使…笼罩在保密之中
- The government cloaked the operation in secrecy.政府将该行动笼罩在保密之中。
- cloak in mystery
- 使…显得神秘；给…蒙上神秘色彩
- The author cloaked his identity in mystery.作者给自己的身份蒙上了神秘的色彩。
- cloak the truth
- 掩盖真相
- He used technical jargon to cloak the truth.他用技术术语来掩盖真相。
- cloak one's feelings
- 掩饰情感
- She cloaked her feelings with a polite smile.她用礼貌的微笑掩饰自己的感情。
- be cloaked in
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：名词“斗篷”能遮住身体，动词 cloak 就是“遮盖、掩饰”——像把真相披上斗篷藏起来。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、新闻报道、文学叙述 作动词表示“掩盖、掩饰”时通常较正式，多用于书面或叙述语境；日常口语中更常说 hide 或 cover up。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用作及物动词，意为'掩盖，掩饰'，后接宾语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
joke, smoke, oak, soak and broke all rhyme with cloak /kloʊk/ — their stressed vowel and following consonant match. Be careful with clock /klɑːk/: it looks similar to cloak but has a different vowel sound (/oʊ/ vs /ɑː/), so it does not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.