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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Medicinec1, Sports: water sportsc1The 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- face
- facial
- full-face
- …
- have on
- wear
- don
- …
- conceal something
- cover something
- hide something
- …
- behind a/the mask
- beneath a/the mask
- in a/the mask
- …
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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- face
- facial
- full-face
- …
- have on
- wear
- don
- …
- conceal something
- cover something
- hide something
- …
- 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
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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。
Extra ExamplesFor 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- blank
- cold
- emotionless
- …
- slip
- behind a/the mask
- mask for
- a mask of indifference
see also death mask
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French masque, from Italian maschera, mascara, probably from medieval Latin masca ‘witch, spectre’, but influenced by Arabic mask̲ara ‘buffoon’.