英语词汇“to show false colours”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to show (also †hang out) false colours: to make a statement, take a stance, etc., which misleads others as to one's true intentions or beliefs; to deceive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > be or go in disguise [verb (intransitive)]

mask1579

mumchance1606

to show (also hang out) false colours1655

masquerade1677

to parade as1887

1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 98 First, he [sc. Satan] hangs out false colours, and comes up to the Christian in the disguise of a friend.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 52. ⁋3 Our Female Candidate..will no longer hang out false Colours.

1777 J. Wesley Let. 18 Oct. (1931) VI. 284 I hang out no false colours. Scriptural, Christian, &c., are all equivocal words.

1784 F. Burney Diary 30 Dec. (1842) II. 340 A letter..which seems to shew her gay and happy. I hope it shews not false colours.

1829 D. Jerrold Black-ey'd Susan ii. i. 28 There's not an R put to her [sc. a wife's] name?..She's not run—not shewn false colours?

1916 F. L. Coombs U. S. Grant iii. 30 I am not one to show false colors, or the brightest side of the picture, so I will tell you about some of the drawbacks.

2006 J. F. Callo J. P. Jones vi. 89 Showing false colours was a common tactic to cause an enemy to hesitate.

单词	to show false colours
释义	> as lemmas to show (also †hang out) false colours b. to show (also †hang out) false colours: to make a statement, take a stance, etc., which misleads others as to one's true intentions or beliefs; to deceive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > be or go in disguise [verb (intransitive)] mask1579 mumchance1606 to show (also hang out) false colours1655 masquerade1677 to parade as1887 1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 98 First, he [sc. Satan] hangs out false colours, and comes up to the Christian in the disguise of a friend. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 52. ⁋3 Our Female Candidate..will no longer hang out false Colours. 1777 J. Wesley Let. 18 Oct. (1931) VI. 284 I hang out no false colours. Scriptural, Christian, &c., are all equivocal words. 1784 F. Burney Diary 30 Dec. (1842) II. 340 A letter..which seems to shew her gay and happy. I hope it shews not false colours. 1829 D. Jerrold Black-ey'd Susan ii. i. 28 There's not an R put to her [sc. a wife's] name?..She's not run—not shewn false colours? 1916 F. L. Coombs U. S. Grant iii. 30 I am not one to show false colors, or the brightest side of the picture, so I will tell you about some of the drawbacks. 2006 J. F. Callo J. P. Jones vi. 89 Showing false colours was a common tactic to cause an enemy to hesitate. extracted from colourcolorn.¹ < as lemmas
随便看	to lie in lure to lie in one's hands to lie in one's power to lie in one's throat to lie in one's way to lie in render to lie in ruins to lie in state to lie in the dust to lie in the lash to lie in the woollen to lie in wadset to lie in wait to lie in, within to lie it out to lie lay by to lie leaguer to lie light to lie light on to lie light upon to lie low to lie lown to lie muzzled to lie near to lie neck and heels

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