词汇精选：cloak的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
n.
斗蓬，宽大外衣，披风 [C]
例句：
Dracula appeared draped in a huge cloak.
吸血鬼披著一件大斗篷走了出来。
例句：
He was muffled in a cloak.
他裹在大衣里。
借口，掩饰，托词 [C]
例句：
Some people use patriotism as a cloak for making money.
有的人以爱国为借口赚钱。
例句：
They deceived us under the cloak of peace.
他们以和平为幌子对我们进行欺骗。
v.
遮掩，隐匿 [T]
例句：
The appearance of good will cloak a sinister intention.
友善的外表掩盖了阴险的企图。
例句：
You can cloak yourself in shadows or trick foes with illusory forms.
你能在阴影中隐匿自己或用虚幻的形象戏弄敌人。
二、词义辨析：
disguise,mask,cloak
这些动词均表示“伪装”或“掩饰”之意。disguise指改变装束或外表以掩饰自己的真面目或冒充他人。有时仅指掩饰感情、动机或意图。mask本义为“面罩”，引申“掩饰”解时，指掩饰某物的真实性质或存在的伪装。cloak指采取伪装来掩盖或隐藏真实面目或本性或企图。
三、相关短语：
opera cloak
n. (观剧或宴会时用的)夜礼服斗蓬
四、参考例句：
He was muffled in a cloak.
他裹在大衣里。
a black cloak with gold brocade
织金黑斗篷
Gandalf had a long grey cloak.
甘道夫穿着一身长长的灰色袍子。
They deceived us under the cloak of peace.
他们以和平为幌子对我们进行欺骗。
The invaders attacked under a cloak of fog.
侵略者在雾色的掩护下发起了进攻。
Some people use patriotism as a cloak for making money.
有的人以爱国为借口赚钱。
She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.
她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
Its longish hood and two-tone interior cloak a responsive chassis.
它修长的折式车篷和两种色调的内部装饰下，隐藏着一个可对驾驶做出灵敏反应的底盘。
The appearance of good will cloak a sinister intention.
友善的外表掩盖了阴险的企图。
Her sumptuous cloak is a wisper-edged wonder of olive, ebony and metallic bronze brocade.
她的奢华的斗篷是橄榄色黑色和金属青铜色的织锦缎。
