hide
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they hide | |
| he / she / it hides | |
| past simple hid | |
| past participle hidden | |
| -ing form hiding |
- [transitive]
to put or keep somebody/something in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found 藏；隐蔽 - hide somebody/something + adv./prep.
He hid the letter in a drawer. 他把信藏在抽屉里。 - hide somebody/something
I keep my private papers hidden. 我藏起了我的私人文件。 - hide somebody/something from something (+ adv./prep.)
They hid me from the police in their attic. 他们把我藏在他们的阁楼上躲避警察。
Extra ExamplesHe hid the book under his bed. 他把书藏在床底下了。 I'll find a better place to hide it. 我要找一个更妥当的地方把它藏起来。 It had been cleverly hidden under furniture. 它曾被巧妙地隐藏在家具下面。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- away
- quickly
- easily
- …
- prefer to
- want to
- among
- behind
- beneath
- …
- carefully hidden
- completely hidden
- well hidden
- …
- hide somebody/something + adv./prep.
- [intransitive, transitive]
to go somewhere where you hope you will not be seen or found 躲避；隐匿 Quick, hide! 快，躲起来！ - + adv./prep.
I hid under the bed. 我躲在床底下。 - hide from somebody (+ adv./prep.)
We hid from our pursuers in an empty house. 我们躲在一所空房子里，躲避追捕者。 - hide yourself + adv./prep.
She hides herself away in her office all day. 她成天躲在办公室里。
Extra ExamplesShe wanted to run away and hide. 她想逃走躲起来。 He could easily hide in the woods. 在树林里，他很容易藏起来。 He quickly hid behind a large plant. 他迅速地躲到一株高大的植物后面。 They were hiding among the bushes. 他们藏在灌木丛中。 figures hiding in the shadows 躲藏在阴暗处的人 They're hiding from the police. 他们在躲避警察。 - (figurative)
He accused the president of preferring to hide from the truth. 他指责总统不肯面对事实真相。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- away
- quickly
- easily
- …
- prefer to
- want to
- among
- behind
- beneath
- …
- carefully hidden
- completely hidden
- well hidden
- …
- [transitive]
to cover somebody/something so that they/it cannot be seen 遮住；遮挡 - hide something + adv./prep.
He hid his face in his hands. 他用手捂住了脸。 - hide something
The house was hidden by trees. 那所房子被树丛遮住了。 The brim of his hat hid half his face. 他的帽檐遮住了半张脸。 No amount of make-up could hide her age. 再多的化妆品也遮掩不住她的年龄。
Extra ExamplesHe had a weak mouth which he hid beneath a beard. 他的嘴很单薄，便蓄起了胡须加以掩盖。 The TV was discreetly hidden in a corner. 电视机被谨慎地隐藏在角落里。 tiny villages hidden deep in the softly rolling hills 几个深藏在和缓起伏的山丘之中的小村庄
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- away
- quickly
- easily
- …
- prefer to
- want to
- among
- behind
- beneath
- …
- carefully hidden
- completely hidden
- well hidden
- …
- hide something + adv./prep.
- [transitive] hide something
to keep something secret, especially your feelings 掩盖，隐瞒（尤指感情） They didn't try to hide the fact that the film was a remake. 他们没有试图掩盖这部电影是翻拍的事实。 I have never tried to hide the truth about my past. 我从未设法隐瞒我的过去。 She struggled to hide her disappointment. 她竭力掩饰她的失望。 They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did). 他们声称他们没什么可隐瞒的。 His brusque manner hides a shy and sensitive nature. 他粗鲁的举止之下藏着胆怯敏感的天性。 I could not hide my joy at seeing him again. 我无法掩饰再次见到他的喜悦。
Synonyms hidehide- conceal
- cover
- disguise
- mask
- camouflage
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。
* 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。
- 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 had deliberately hidden the illness from his boss. 他曾故意对老板隐瞒自己的疾病。 The government tried to hide the evidence from the public. 政府企图对公众隐瞒这一证据。 The truth may well remain hidden forever. 真相可能会一直隐瞒下去。 He made no attempt to hide his anger 他毫不掩饰自己的愤怒。 Hypnotherapy can bring out previously hidden emotions. 催眠疗法可以释放以前隐藏的情感。 She could barely hide her distaste. 她几乎无法掩饰自己的厌恶。 She was unable to hide her delight at his failure. 对他的失败她禁不住喜形于色。 feelings that she had kept completely hidden all these years 她这些年完全埋藏在心底的情感
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- well
- completely
- barely
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- try to
- …
- from
- keep something hidden
- previously hidden
- remain hidden
- …
Word Originverb Old English hȳdan, of West Germanic origin.
Idioms
bury/hide your head in the sand
to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it 采取鸵鸟政策；不正视现实；回避问题
cover/hide a multitude of sins
- (often humorous)
to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant 掩藏实情；掩盖真相 She was dressed in loose comfortable clothes that hid a multitude of sins. 她穿着宽松舒适的衣服，隐藏了许多罪恶。
hide your light under a bushel
to not let people know that you are good at something 不显露才能；不露锋芒
you can run but you can't hide
used to say that whatever you do, you cannot escape the consequences of your actions 隐藏： 过去常说，无论您做什么，都无法逃脱行动的后果