dissemble

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdissembledis‧sem‧ble /dɪˈsembəl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] literary HIDE/NOT SHOWto hide your true feelings, thoughts etc→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdissemble• Knowing him very well, I know that he would not rise just to dissemble.• My friend proved that the cabbie was dissembling, and we trooped back to the terminal to look for Mr Right.• She had, as far as he knew, no reason to be curious, and therefore no reason to dissemble her curiosity.• He sometimes has to dissemble in order to prevail on crucial issues.• In assessing a recent downturn, they refuse to resort to the dissembling language of corporate reports and quarterly statements.Origin dissemble (1400-1500) dissimule “to hide your feelings” ((14-17 centuries)), from Latin dissimulare; → DISSIMULATE

单词	dissemble
释义	dissemble From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdissembledis‧sem‧ble /dɪˈsembəl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] literary HIDE/NOT SHOWto hide your true feelings, thoughts etc→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdissemble• Knowing him very well, I know that he would not rise just to dissemble.• My friend proved that the cabbie was dissembling, and we trooped back to the terminal to look for Mr Right.• She had, as far as he knew, no reason to be curious, and therefore no reason to dissemble her curiosity.• He sometimes has to dissemble in order to prevail on crucial issues.• In assessing a recent downturn, they refuse to resort to the dissembling language of corporate reports and quarterly statements.Origin dissemble (1400-1500) dissimule “to hide your feelings” ((14-17 centuries)), from Latin dissimulare; → DISSIMULATE
随便看	not do by halves not do for a moment not do for one moment not do for yonks not do somebody/something any favours not do something by halves not do something for yonks not enough in the way of ) not entirely accurate not especially not even blink not exactly not fancy rate chances not fancy/not rate somebody’s chances not far off not far off/out/wrong not far out not far wrong not feel herself not feel himself not feel myself not feel themselves not feel yourself not feel yourself not feel/be myself