camouflage

noun

/ˈkæməflɑːʒ/

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[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.他把伪装网拉到帐篷的入口处。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- effective
- excellent
- good
- …
verb + camouflage
- act as
- provide
- wear
- …
camouflage + noun
- pattern
- gear
- uniform
- …
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[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.北极熊和北极狐的白色提供了伪装。
- The leopard’s spots act as (a) camouflage.豹子的斑点是一种伪装。
- Predators make as much use of camouflage as their prey do.掠食者和他们的猎物一样利用伪装。
Topics Animalsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- effective
- excellent
- good
- …
verb + camouflage
- act as
- provide
- wear
- …
camouflage + noun
- pattern
- gear
- uniform
- …
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[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’.

camouflage

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/

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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
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
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
preposition
- with
phrases
- be carefully camouflaged
- be heavily camouflaged
- be well camouflaged
- …
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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’.