mask

noun

/mɑːsk/

/mæsk/

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something that you wear over your face to hide it, or to frighten or entertain other people 假面具
- The robbers wore stocking masks.强盗戴着长筒袜面罩。
- The kids were all wearing animal masks.孩子们都戴着动物面具。
- In the second part of the play, the actors take off their masks.在该剧的第二部份，演员们摘掉了面具。
- The man's face was hidden by a mask.那个男人的脸被面具遮住了。
- Two eyes glared at him from beneath the mask.面具背后的两只眼睛瞪视着他。
- two men in black masks两个戴着黑面罩的男人
Topics Medicinec1, Sports: water sportsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- face
- facial
- full-face
- …
verb + mask
- have on
- wear
- don
- …
mask + verb
- conceal something
- cover something
- hide something
- …
preposition
- behind a/the mask
- beneath a/the mask
- in a/the mask
- …
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something that you wear over part or all of your face in order to protect it面具；面罩
- a surgical/gas mask外科/防毒面具
- a fencing mask击剑面罩
see also gas mask, oxygen mask
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- face
- facial
- full-face
- …
verb + mask
- have on
- wear
- don
- …
mask + verb
- conceal something
- cover something
- hide something
- …
preposition
- behind a/the mask
- beneath a/the mask
- in a/the mask
- …
a thick cream made of various substances that you put on your face and neck in order to improve the quality of your skin护肤膜；面膜
- a face mask面膜
Topics Appearancec2
[usually singular] a manner or an expression that hides your true character or feelings伪装；掩饰
- He longed to throw off the mask of respectability.他渴望丢掉那副道貌岸然的伪装。
- Her face was a cold, blank mask.她装出一副冷冰冰毫无表情的样子。
- For a moment her mask slipped, and I saw how scared she really was.有那么一瞬间她没有掩饰住，我看出她实际上非常害怕。
- He was hiding behind a mask of indifference but she wasn't fooled.他装出一副冷漠的样子，可是没有骗过她。
- His fooling around is a mask for his lack of confidence.他游手好闲是为了掩饰自己没有自信。
- He looked at me, his face a mask of innocence.他看着我，脸上带着无辜的面具。
- The mask of politeness slipped for a moment.那彬彬有礼的伪装不小心露出了马脚，但只是片刻而已。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- blank
- cold
- emotionless
- …
mask + verb
- slip
preposition
- behind a/the mask
- mask for
phrases
- a mask of indifference

mask

verb

/mɑːsk/

/mæsk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they mask	/mɑːsk/ /mæsk/
he / she / it masks	/mɑːsks/ /mæsks/
past simple masked	/mɑːskt/ /mæskt/
past participle masked	/mɑːskt/ /mæskt/
-ing form masking	/ˈmɑːskɪŋ/ /ˈmæskɪŋ/

mask something to hide a feeling, smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot be easily seen or noticed掩饰；掩藏 synonym disguise, veil
- She masked her anger with a smile.她用微笑来掩饰她的愤怒。
Synonyms hide
hide
- conceal
- cover
- disguise
- mask
- camouflage
These 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.以上各词均含藏、隐藏、掩盖、隐瞒之义。
- 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:指藏、隐藏、掩盖（尤指感情）：
  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:指隐藏、隐瞒、掩盖：
  The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.那些画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. * conceal 指掩藏感情时常用于否定句。
- cover to place something over or in front of something in order to hide it:指掩蔽、遮盖：
  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:指掩蔽、掩饰、伪装，以免被认出：
  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:指掩饰、掩藏（情感、气味、事实等），以免被看出或注意到：
  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:指通过使人或事物与周围环境或其他事物相似而达到伪装、掩饰的目的：
  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
- Varnish tends to mask the natural grain of the wood.罩光漆往往会遮盖木材的天然纹理。
- Spices were used to mask the unpleasant taste of the meat.加了香料来遮掩肉的怪味。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- not quite
- partially
- …
verb + mask
- tend to
preposition
- with
词源mid 16th cent.: from French masque, from Italian maschera, mascara, probably from medieval Latin masca ‘witch, spectre’, but influenced by Arabic mask̲ara ‘buffoon’.