| 单词 | conceal |
| 释义 | conceal (kənsiːl ) Word forms: conceals , concealing , concealed 1. verb If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully. Frances decided to conceal the machine behind a hinged panel. [VERB noun] Five people were arrested for carrying concealed weapons. [VERB-ed] 2. verb If you conceal a piece of information or a feeling, you do not let other people know about it. Robert could not conceal his relief. [VERB noun] She knew at once that he was concealing something from her. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: keep secret, hide, disguise, mask 3. verb If something conceals something else, it covers it and prevents it from being seen. ...a pair of carved Indian doors which conceal a built-in cupboard. [VERB noun] The hat concealed her hair. [VERB noun] Collocations: conceal a secret And no wonder he went to such lengths to conceal his secret. Times, Sunday Times Each contestant has to conceal a secret which the other contestants must try to discover. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At times, she seemed to step out of the action to project this gaze at the audience, half concealing secret smiles. Times, Sunday Times Here, it seems far-fetched that so many important people have successfully concealed secret pasts for a quarter of a century. Times, Sunday Times But for more than a decade that industry has concealed a secret. Times, Sunday Times Given the speed with which coronavirus can spread, ministers cannot afford to conceal evidence from the public. Times,Sunday Times For the first time, they have used forensic science analysis of documents where attempts have been made to conceal evidence. Times, Sunday Times Satellite photos showed another decontamination vehicle, plus indications that bulldozers had removed topsoil from the site to conceal evidence of chemical activity. Globe and Mail Another intriguing aspect was that the car was not set alight, as often happens to conceal evidence. Times, Sunday Times A chief constable who was accused of destroying his phone to conceal evidence has admitted that he hit it with a golf club and lied to colleagues about the circumstances. Times, Sunday Times Senders may go to great lengths to conceal the origin of their messages. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was illegitimate, and during his life and after his friends and relatives took great pains to conceal his origins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He insists that there has been a vast historical conspiracy to conceal the origins of evolved humankind. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More than 12 per cent said they had cut off friends who knew the truth, changed job or borrowed money to conceal the truth. Times, Sunday Times And official inquiries show hospital bosses are doing all they can to conceal the truth. The Sun The gardens of imagination are beautiful because they do not become decorations to conceal the truth. The Times Literary Supplement She denied any attempt to conceal the truth and insisted she had simply followed flawed procedures set out by her superiors. Times, Sunday Times Combining art and magic, 24 international artists have come together to distort space, conceal the truth and blur the lines between fact and fiction in this wonderfully magically exhibition. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 掩盖 Japanese: 隠す |
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