| 单词 | camouflage |
| 释义 | camouflage (once / 4263 pages) nv To camouflage is to disguise, and a camouflage is that which disguises — like the leaf-colored and patterned uniforms worn by soldiers who want to blend in with their natural surroundings. Camouflage evolved from the French camoufler, which was slang for “to disguise.” Camoufler itself most likely comes from camouflet, meaning “puff of smoke” — a puff of smoke that makes it hard to see things. Camouflaged clothing certainly hides hunters from their prey, but the word can also be used in a more figurative sense, as in camouflaging criticism by veiling it as a backhanded compliment. WORD FAMILYcamouflage: camouflaged, camouflages, camouflaging USAGE EXAMPLESIn Istanbul, 17,000 police officers were on duty, some camouflaged as street vendors. Time(Jan 01, 2017) He refinishes furniture, camouflages electrical panels and even deals with graffiti, such as it is. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) He also posted a picture of a man in camouflage holding a scoped sniper rifle. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something Syn|Hyper disguise color, colour, gloss, semblance an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading 2n the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance Syn|Hyper disguise concealing, concealment, hiding the activity of keeping something secret 3n device or stratagem for concealment or deceit Hyper concealment, cover, covert, screen a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something 4n fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background Syn|Hyper camo cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers 5v disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory Hyper disguise, mask make unrecognizable |
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