dis·guise
verb/dɪsˈɡaɪz/
/dɪsˈɡaɪz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disguise | /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ |
| he / she / it disguises | /dɪsˈɡaɪzɪz/ /dɪsˈɡaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple disguised | /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ |
| past participle disguised | /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ |
| -ing form disguising | /dɪsˈɡaɪzɪŋ/ /dɪsˈɡaɪzɪŋ/ |
- to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you
假扮；装扮；伪装 - disguise somebody The hijackers were heavily disguised.
劫持者伪装得严严实实。 - disguise somebody as somebody/something They got in disguised as security guards.
他们装扮成保安人员混了进去。 - She was cleverly disguised as a policewoman.
她巧妙地扮成警察。 - disguise yourself (as somebody/something) She disguised herself as a boy.
她女扮男装。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cleverly
- cunningly
- cannot
- try to
- from
- an attempt to disguise something
- disguise yourself as somebody/something
- heavily disguised
- …
- disguise somebody The hijackers were heavily disguised.
- disguise something to hide something or change it, so that it cannot be recognized
掩蔽；掩饰 - She made no attempt to disguise her surprise.
她根本不曾掩饰自己惊奇的心情。 - It was a thinly disguised attack on the president.
不难看出这是在攻击总统。 - She couldn't disguise the fact that she felt uncomfortable.
她无法掩饰她那不安的心情。 - He tried to disguise his accent.
他竭力掩饰自己的口音。
Synonyms hidehideconceal ▪ 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。
- 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。
- She covered her face with her hands.
她双手掩面。
- He tried to disguise his accent.
他竭力掩饰自己的口音。
- She masked her anger with a smile.
她用微笑来掩饰她的愤怒。
- The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and twigs.
士兵用树叶和树枝来伪装自己。
- 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
Extra Examples- He made no attempt to disguise his liking for her.
他毫不掩饰对她的好感。 - She tried to disguise the fact that she was pregnant.
她试图掩盖自己怀孕的事实。 - You cannot disguise what you are doing from your family.
你所做的事对家人是掩盖不了的。 - In her speech she made several thinly disguised attacks on the president.
她在演说中对总统作了几次几乎不加掩饰的抨击。 - He spoke in a heavily disguised voice.
他用完全装出来的嗓音说话。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cleverly
- cunningly
- cannot
- try to
- from
- an attempt to disguise something
- disguise yourself as somebody/something
- heavily disguised
- …
- She made no attempt to disguise her surprise.
Word OriginMiddle English (meaning ‘change one's usual style of dress’, with no implication of concealing one's identity): from Old French desguisier.