cloak
معنی فارسی
ردا عبا پوشاندن پنهان کردن عبايارداپوشيدن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/klōk/n., vt.
● ردا، جبه، عبا، خرقه، شنل
● با عبا یا ردا پوشاندن
two cloaked dervishes welcomed him
دو درویش عبا پوش به او خوشامد گفتند.
● پوشش، نهانساز، لفافه
he stole to his mistress' chamber under the cloak of night
او در تاریکی شب، دزدانه به اتاق معشوق رفت.
● پنهان کردن، نهان داشتن، پوشاندن
the hill was cloaked by a layer of mist
لایهای از مه تپه را فرا گرفته بود.
he tried to cloak his real intention
او کوشید منظور واقعی خود را پنهان بدارد.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the imagery of spies and secret agents wearing cloaks and daggers.
مثال
- The novel is full of cloak-and-dagger plots and double-crossing characters.
- The spy movie had all the classic cloak-and-dagger elements.
- The journalist uncovered a cloak-and-dagger operation within the government.
ترکیبهای رایج
Cloak-and-dagger plots Classic cloak-and-dagger elements Uncover a cloak-and-dagger operation World of cloak-and-dagger secrets
تعریف انگلیسی
- anything that covers or conceals
- a loose outer garment
- hide under a false appearance “He masked his disappointment” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something”
- cover as if with clothing “the mountain was clothed in tropical trees” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s something”
- cover with or as if with a cloak “cloaked monks” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody”
مترادفها
I. noun
1. Mantle.
2. Mask, veil, cover, blind, pretext.
II. verb active
Mask, hide, veil, cover.
III. noun
1. Timekeeper, timepiece, horologe.
2. Beetle, scarab, scarabee, scarabaeus, coleopter.
3. Embroidery (on stockings), broidery, embroidered figure.