新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

camouflage

英  [ˈkæməflɑːʒ]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] (军事)伪装

    Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.

    双语例句

    例:

    They were dressed in camouflage and carried automatic rifles.

    他们身着迷彩服,手持自动步枪。

    例:

    a camouflage jacket.

    一件迷彩夹克衫。

    2[U 不可数名词] (某些动物的)保护色 , 伪装手段

    Camouflage is the way in which some animals are coloured and shaped so that they cannot easily be seen in their natural surroundings.

    双语例句

    例:

    Confident in its camouflage, being the same colour as the rocks, the lizard stands still when it feels danger.

    由于和岩石的颜色一样,蜥蜴对自己的保护色充满信心,即使遇到危险,它们也不动不动。

    3[U 不可数名词] 掩饰

    Camouflage is when something such as a feeling or a situation is hidden or made to appear to be something different.

    双语例句

    例:

    There was much laughter – a perfect camouflage for the anxiety of waiting for the verdict in the trial.

    人们有说有笑——这是对等待审判裁决时不安心情的最佳掩饰。

    VERB. 动词
  • camouflages , camouflaging , camouflaged

    1[T 及物动词] 伪装

    If military buildings or vehicles are camouflaged, things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see them.

    双语例句

    例:

    The entrance was camouflaged with bricks and dirt.

    入口处用砖块和泥土伪装了起来。

    2[T 及物动词] 掩饰

    If you camouflage something such as a feeling or a situation, you hide it or make it appear to be something different.

    近义词

    conceal

    双语例句

    例:

    He has never camouflaged his desire to better himself.

    他从不掩饰自己的上进心。