cam·ou·flage

noun

/ˈkæməflɑːʒ/

[uncountable] a way of hiding soldiers and military equipment, using paint, leaves or nets, so that they look like part of what is around or near them（军事上的）伪装；迷彩
- a camouflage jacket (= covered with green and brown marks and worn by soldiers)迷彩夹克衫
- troops dressed in camouflage穿迷彩服的军队
- He pulled the camouflage net over the entrance to the tent.他把迷彩网拉到帐篷入口处。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- effective
- excellent
- good
- …
verb + camouflage
- act as
- provide
- wear
- …
camouflage + noun
- pattern
- gear
- uniform
- …
[uncountable, singular] the way in which an animal’s colour or shape matches what is around or near it and makes it difficult to see（动物的）保护色，拟态
- The whiteness of polar bears and arctic foxes provides camouflage.北极熊和北极狐一身白色，为它们提供了伪装。
- The leopard’s spots act as (a) camouflage.豹子的斑点起到 (a) 伪装的作用。
- Predators make as much use of camouflage as their prey do.捕食者和猎物一样多地利用伪装。
Topics Animalsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- effective
- excellent
- good
- …
verb + camouflage
- act as
- provide
- wear
- …
camouflage + noun
- pattern
- gear
- uniform
- …
[uncountable, singular] behaviour that is deliberately meant to hide the truth隐瞒
- Her angry words were camouflage for the way she felt.她以气愤的言辞掩盖自己的真实感情。

Word OriginFirst World War: from French, from camoufler ‘to disguise’ (originally thieves' slang), from Italian camuffare ‘disguise, deceive’, perhaps by association with French camouflet ‘whiff of smoke in the face’.

cam·ou·flage

verb

/ˈkæməflɑːʒ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they camouflage	/ˈkæməflɑːʒ/ /ˈkæməflɑːʒ/
he / she / it camouflages	/ˈkæməflɑːʒɪz/ /ˈkæməflɑːʒɪz/
past simple camouflaged	/ˈkæməflɑːʒd/ /ˈkæməflɑːʒd/
past participle camouflaged	/ˈkæməflɑːʒd/ /ˈkæməflɑːʒd/
-ing form camouflaging	/ˈkæməflɑːʒɪŋ/ /ˈkæməflɑːʒɪŋ/

camouflage something/yourself (with something) to hide somebody/something/yourself by making them/it/yourself look like the things around, or like something else伪装；掩饰
- The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves.士兵用树叶来伪装自己。
- Her size was camouflaged by the long loose dress she wore.她穿的那件宽松长裙遮掩了她的身材。
- The vehicles were all well camouflaged.车辆都很好地伪装起来了。
Synonyms hide
hideconceal ▪ cover ▪ disguise ▪ mask ▪ camouflageThese words all mean to put or keep somebody/something in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found, or to keep the truth or your feelings secret.
hide to put or keep somebody/something in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found; to keep something secret, especially your feelings:
He hid the letter in a drawer.他把信藏在抽屉里。
She managed to hide her disappointment.她设法掩藏了自己的失望。
conceal (formal) to hide somebody/something; to keep something secret:
The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.蒂姆几乎掩饰不住自己的失望。
When it is being used to talk about emotions, conceal is often used in negative statements. cover to place something over or in front of something in order to hide it:
She covered her face with her hands.她双手掩面。
disguise to hide or change the nature of something, so that it cannot be recognized:
He tried to disguise his accent.他竭力掩饰自己的口音。
mask to hide a feeling, smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot be easily seen or noticed:
She masked her anger with a smile.她用微笑来掩饰她的愤怒。
camouflage to hide somebody/something by making them/it look like the things around, or like something else:
The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and twigs.士兵用树叶和树枝来伪装自己。
Patterns
- to hide/conceal/disguise/mask something behind something
- to hide/conceal something under something
- to hide/conceal something from somebody
- to hide/conceal/disguise/mask the truth/the fact that…
- to hide/conceal/disguise/mask your feelings
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
preposition
- with
phrases
- be carefully camouflaged
- be heavily camouflaged
- be well camouflaged
- …
Word OriginFirst World War: from French, from camoufler ‘to disguise’ (originally thieves' slang), from Italian camuffare ‘disguise, deceive’, perhaps by association with French camouflet ‘whiff of smoke in the face’.