| 单词 | disguise |
| 释义 | disguise (dɪsgaɪz ) Word forms: disguises , disguising , disguised 1. variable noun [oft in NOUN] B2 If you are in disguise, you are not wearing your usual clothes or you have altered your appearance in other ways, so that people will not recognize you. You'll have to travel in disguise. He was wearing that ridiculous disguise. She's adopted so many disguises her own mother wouldn't recognize her. 2. verb B2 If you disguise yourself, you put on clothes which make you look like someone else or alter your appearance in other ways, so that people will not recognize you. She disguised herself as a man so she could fight on the battlefield. [V pron-refl + as] disguised adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B2 The extremists entered the building disguised as medical workers. [+ as] I was heavily disguised. Synonyms: false, assumed, pretend, artificial Synonyms: covert, hidden, concealed, sly Synonyms: in disguise, masked, camouflaged, undercover 3. verb To disguise something means to hide it or make it appear different so that people will not know about it or will not recognize it. He made no attempt to disguise his agitation. [VERB noun] Their healthy image disguises the fact that they are highly processed foods. [VERB noun] I played along, and disguised my voice. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hide, cover, conceal, screen disguised adjective This is lust thinly disguised as love. [+ as] Synonyms: false, assumed, pretend, artificial Synonyms: covert, hidden, concealed, sly Synonyms: in disguise, masked, camouflaged, undercover 4. a blessing in disguise phrase If you say that something is a blessing in disguise, you mean that it causes problems and difficulties at first but later you realize that it was the best thing that could have happened. The failure to conclude the trade talks last December could prove a blessing in disguise. Idioms: a blessing in disguise an event that causes problems and difficulties at first, but later brings advantages Franklin's illness proved a blessing in disguise, for it gave him strength and courage which he had not had before. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: disguise the fact that She just nodded, trying hard to disguise the fact that she'd been driving on autopilot. FALLEN WOMEN (2002) He uses nonsense to disguise the fact that he hasn't anything to say. Times, Sunday Times (2012) That should not disguise the fact that big changes are needed. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A couple of reindeer skins and a mattress do not disguise the fact that the bed is a block of ice. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Some wore masks but others made no attempt to disguise their identity. Times, Sunday Times The soundtrack had been distorted, presumably in an effort to disguise his identity. Times, Sunday Times Throughout his arrest and trial he muddied the waters to disguise his identity and the reality of his mission. Times, Sunday Times The forms are gently inserted, though not enough to disguise their identity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It seems that he was not making a serious attempt to disguise his identity, but wanted to keep his serious and humorous writings separate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has shifty habits that distort and disguise the truth. Times, Sunday Times But nothing can disguise the truth behind yesterday's anaemic 0.2 per cent improvement in the economy. The Sun This, however, seems to have been a story circulated by his friends to disguise the truth of the matter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Your body fat and fitness levels are measured and monitored precisely, so there's no disguising the truth. Times, Sunday Times There was no disguising the truth. The Sun In it a prince, a rich entrepreneur in practice, dons the disguise of a poor do-gooder and goes about unremarked among the kingdom's peasantry. Times, Sunday Times The gang then don their disguises and proceed to rob the bank. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not finding him there, the rioters rushed to his house, which they wrecked, and seized the doomed minister, who was discovered in a remote chamber donning a disguise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wear a disguise, don't rob an empty bank, never hide in a police station when you're trying to escape. Times, Sunday Times Just remember to wear a disguise in case anyone sees you there. The Sun To keep up the illusion she wore a disguise when outside and avoided almost all social contact. Times, Sunday Times He would stash bags with changes of clothes in nearby locations and often entered buildings wearing a disguise. Times, Sunday Times Things have got so bad, she's even started wearing a disguise to try to lose him. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 掩饰, 伪装 Japanese: 変装する, 変装 |
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