disguise
verb[T]
uk/dɪsˈɡaɪz/us/dɪsˈɡaɪz/B2
to give a newappearanceto apersonor thing,especiallyinordertohideitstrueform:
给…化装,给…乔装打扮;将…伪装起来He disguised himselfbywearingafalsebeard.他粘上假胡须伪装自己。
Minorskinimperfectionscan usually be disguised with aspotofmake-up.微小的皮肤瑕疵通常可以用化妆品来掩盖。
Wetriedto disguise thefactthat it was just aschoolhallby putting upcolouredlightsandballoons.我们挂上彩灯和气球,不想让人看出这里实际上只是一个学校礼堂。
C2
tohideanopinion, afeeling, etc.:
掩饰,隐藏(观点、感受等)I couldn't disguise mydisappointment.我无法掩饰自己的失望。
- "Well, I haveshownyou how to do this before, " she said,unableto disguise herimpatience.
- Strenuouseffortswere madethroughoutthewarto disguise thescaleofciviliancasualties.
- She has had a lot ofcosmeticsurgeryin anattemptto disguise herage.
- Myfriendrangme up at theofficeandtriedto disguise hervoice, but Iknewit was her.
- Thejournalistdisguised himself as awaiterinorderto get into thecelebrityparty.
Hiding and disguising
- be holed upidiom
- booby trap
- camo
- camouflage
- camouflaged
- cloak
- drown
- hit the deckidiom
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- infiltration
- obscure
- secrete
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- sidle
- skulk
- smokescreen
- stash
- tuck
disguise
noun[CorU]
uk/dɪsˈɡaɪz/us/dɪsˈɡaɪz/B2
something that someonewearstohidetheirtrueappearance:
化装用具(服饰);用于伪装的东西He put on alargehatandglassesas a disguise andhopedno one wouldrecognizehim.他戴上大帽子和眼镜来伪装自己,希望没人会认出他来。
in disguise
B2
Ifpeople,objects, oractivitiesare in disguise, theyappearto be something that they are not,especiallyintentionally:
伪装,化装She usually goes out in disguise toavoidbeingbotheredby thepublic.她外出时通常都要化装,以免受到公众的打扰。
Hiding and disguising
- be holed upidiom
- booby trap
- camo
- camouflage
- camouflaged
- cloak
- drown
- hit the deckidiom
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- infiltration
- obscure
- secrete
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- sidle
- skulk
- smokescreen
- stash
- tuck