conceal
verb (formal)to hide somebody/something 隐藏；隐瞞；掩蓋 - conceal somebody/something
The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些畫被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥層下面。 Tim could barely conceal his disappointment. 蒂姆幾乎掩飾不住自己的失望。 She sat down to conceal the fact that she was trembling. 她坐下來以不讓人看出她在發抖。 - conceal somebody/something from somebody/something
For a long time his death was concealed from her. 他的死瞞了很長時間都沒告訴她。
Synonyms hidehidesee also ill-concealed- conceal
- cover
- disguise
- mask
- camouflage
以上各詞均含藏、隐藏、掩蓋、隐瞞之義。 - 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、掩蓋（尤指感情）： He hid the letter in a drawer. 他把信藏在抽屜裏。 She managed to hide her disappointment. 她設法掩藏了自己的失望。
- conceal (formal
) to hide somebody/something; to keep something secret: 指隐藏、隐瞞、掩蓋： The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些畫藏在厚厚的灰泥層下面。 Tim could barely conceal his disappointment. 蒂姆幾乎掩飾不住自己的失望。
* conceal 指掩藏感情時常用於否定句。 - cover to place something over or in front of something in order to hide it:
指掩蔽、遮蓋： She covered her face with her hands. 她雙手掩面。
- disguise to hide or change the nature of something, so that it cannot be recognized:
指掩蔽、掩飾、僞裝，以免被認出： He tried to disguise his accent. 他竭力掩飾自己的口音。
- mask to hide a feeling, smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot be easily seen or noticed:
指掩飾、掩藏（情感、氣味、事實等），以免被看出或注意到： She masked her anger with a smile. 她用微笑來掩飾她的憤怒。
- camouflage to hide somebody/something by making them/it look like the things around, or like something else:
指通過使人或事物與周圍環境或其他事物相似而達到僞裝、掩飾的目的： The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and twigs. 士兵用樹葉和樹枝來僞裝自己。
- 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 ExamplesHe waited with barely concealed impatience. 他等待着，不耐煩的神色幾乎不加掩飾地流露出來。 She was unable to conceal her surprise. 她掩飾不住自己的驚訝。 The camera is small and easily concealed. 該相機體積小，容易隐藏。 He could not conceal his joy/disappointment. 他掩飾不住自己的喜悅／失望。 She could scarcely/hardly conceal her delight. 她幾乎無法掩飾自己的喜悅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- partially
- partly
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- try to
- …
- from
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French conceler, from Latin concelare, from con- ‘completely’ + celare ‘hide’.- conceal somebody/something