hide
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent 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 synonym conceal藏;隐蔽 - hide somebody/something + adv./prep.
He hid the letter in a drawer. 他把信藏在抽屜裏。 - 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. 他們把我藏在他們的閣樓上躲避警察。
Extra ExamplesHe hid the book under his bed. 他把書藏在床底下了。 I'll find a better place to hide it. 我要找一個更妥當的地方把它藏起來。 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,躲起來! - + 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. 我們躲在一所空房子裏,躲避追捕者。 - hide yourself + adv./prep.
She hides herself away in her office all day. 她成天躲在辦公室裏。
Extra ExamplesShe wanted to run away and hide. 她想逃走躲起來。 He could easily hide in the woods. 在樹林裏,他很容易藏起來。 He quickly hid behind a large plant. 他迅速地躲到一株高大的植物後面。 They were hiding among the bushes. 他們藏在灌木叢中。 figures hiding in the shadows 躲藏在陰暗處的人 They're hiding from the police. 他們在躲避警察。 - (figurative)
He accused the president of preferring to hide from the truth. 他指責總統不肯面對事實真相。
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 synonym conceal遮住;遮擋 - hide something + adv./prep.
He hid his face in his hands. 他用手捂住了臉。 - hide something
The house was hidden by trees. 那所房子被樹叢遮住了。 The brim of his hat hid half his face. 他的帽檐遮住了半張臉。 No amount of make-up could hide her age. 再多的化妝品也遮掩不住她的年齡。
Extra ExamplesHe had a weak mouth which he hid beneath a beard. 他的嘴很單薄,便蓄起了胡須加以掩蓋。 The TV was discreetly hidden in a corner. 電視機被謹慎地隐藏在角落裏。 tiny villages hidden deep in the softly rolling hills 幾個深藏在和緩起伏的山丘之中的小村莊
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 synonym conceal掩蓋,隐瞞(尤指感情) They didn't try to hide the fact that the film was a remake. 他們沒有試圖掩蓋這部電影是翻拍的事實。 I have never tried to hide the truth about my past. 我從未設法隐瞞我的過去。 She struggled to hide her disappointment. 她竭力掩飾她的失望。 They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did). 他們聲稱他們沒什麽可隐瞞的。 His brusque manner hides a shy and sensitive nature. 他粗魯的舉止之下藏着膽怯敏感的天性。 I could not hide my joy at seeing him again. 我無法掩飾再次見到他的喜悅。
Synonyms hidehide- 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 had deliberately hidden the illness from his boss. 他曾故意對老板隐瞞自己的疾病。 The government tried to hide the evidence from the public. 政府企圖對公衆隐瞞這一證據。 The truth may well remain hidden forever. 真相可能會一直隐瞞下去。 He made no attempt to hide his anger 他毫不掩飾自己的憤怒。 Hypnotherapy can bring out previously hidden emotions. 催眠療法可以釋放以前隐藏的情感。 She could barely hide her distaste. 她幾乎無法掩飾自己的厭惡。 She was unable to hide her delight at his failure. 對他的失敗她禁不住喜形於色。 feelings that she had kept completely hidden all these years 她這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 采取鴕鳥政策;不正視現實;回避問題
cover/hide a multitude of sins
- (often humorous)
to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant 掩藏實情;掩蓋真相 She was dressed in loose comfortable clothes that hid a multitude of sins. 她穿着寬鬆舒適的衣服,隐藏了許多罪惡。
hide your light under a bushel
to not let people know that you are good at something 不顯露才能;不露鋒芒
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: 過去常說,無論您做什麽,都無法逃脫行動的後果