| 单词 | disguise |
| 释义 | disguise (once / 237 pages) nv A disguise is something you put on so no one recognizes you. It also can be used as a verb. You can disguise yourself with a wig and mustache; that's a great disguise. Disguise can be used anytime you're talking about concealing or hiding something. Most of the time we think of a disguise as something you wear, but you can also disguise your feelings. Criminals might disguise their intentions. You can also use the word to describe something that seems to be one thing, but turns out to be another. You missed the plane, but then the plane crashed. That's a blessing in disguise. WORD FAMILYdisguise: disguised, disguises, disguising+/disguised: disguisedly, undisguised/guise: disguise, guises/undisguised: undisguisedly USAGE EXAMPLESIn 1987 Fisher wrote a thinly disguised novel about her conflict with her mother. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) But Mr. Cooper accused Republicans of disguising their intentions. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Nanki-Poo, the son of the Japanese emperor Mikado, disguises himself as a minstrel to avoid being married off to Katisha, an older woman. The New Yorker(Dec 27, 2016) 1n any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity Hypo|Hyper fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party maska covering to disguise or conceal the face domino, eye mask, half maska mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes false facea mask worn as part of a masquerade costume attire, dress, garb clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion 2n the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance he is a master of disguise Syn|Hyper camouflage concealing, concealment, hiding the activity of keeping something secret 3n an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories Syn|Hyper camouflage color, colour, gloss, semblance an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading 4v make unrecognizable We disguised our faces before robbing the bank Syn|Hypo|Hyper mask cloak, dissemble, mask hide under a false appearance dissimulatehide (feelings) from other people masqueradetake part in a masquerade camouflagedisguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something conceal, hide prevent from being seen or discovered |
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