| 释义 |
mask/mɑ:sk/ n. & v.●n. 1 a covering for all or part of the face 脸部遮盖物 : a worn as a disguise, or to appear grotesque and amuse or terrify 面具；面罩 b made of wire, gauze, etc., and worn for protection (e.g. by a fencer) or by a surgeon to prevent infection of a patient (由铁丝、网纱等制成，如同击剑者戴的)防护面具；口罩 c worn to conceal the face at a ball etc. and usu. made of velvet or silk (通常由丝绒及纱制成，在舞会等上戴的)假面具 2 a respirator used to filter inhaled air or to supply gas for inhalation 防毒面具 3 a likeness of a person's face, esp. one made by taking a mould from the face (尤指从人的面部取下的)面模 death mask 蜡模遗容 4 a disguise or pretence 伪装；假装 throw off the mask 摘掉伪装 5 a hollow model of a human head worn by ancient Greek and Roman actors (古希腊、罗马演员的)假面 6 Photog. a screen used to exclude part of an image 【摄】遮光框；蒙片；蒙罩 7 the face or head of an animal, esp. a fox (动物的)面，头(尤指狐狸) 8 = FACE PACK 9 archaic a masked person [古义]戴假面具的人 ●v. tr. 1 cover (the face etc.) with a mask (用面具)遮(脸等) 2 disguise or conceal (a taste, one's feelings, etc.) 掩饰；遮蔽(味道、情感等) 3 protect from a process 掩蔽 4 Mil. 【军】a conceal (a battery etc.) from the enemy's view 伪装(炮台等) b hinder (an army etc.) from action by observing with adequate force 阻碍(军队等)行动 c hinder (a friendly force) by standing in its line of fire 妨碍(友军)射击 □ masker n.[French masque via Italian maschera from Arabic maskara ‘buffoon’, from sakira ‘to ridicule’] |