新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

mask

英  [mɑːsk]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • masks

    1[C 可数名词] 面具

    A mask is a piece of cloth or other material, which you wear over your face so that people cannot see who you are, or so that you look like someone or something else.

    双语例句

    例:

    The gunman, whose mask had slipped, fled.

    面具滑落的持枪歹徒逃走了。

    2[C 可数名词] 防护面具

    A mask is a piece of cloth or other material that you wear over all or part of your face to protect you from germs or harmful substances.

    双语例句

    例:

    You must wear goggles and a mask that will protect you against the fumes.

    你必须带上护目镜和防护面具,以保护你不被烟熏。

    3[C 可数名词] 伪装

    If you describe someone's behaviour as a mask, you mean that they do not show their real feelings or character.

    双语例句

    例:

    His mask of detachment cracked, and she saw for an instant an angry and violent man.

    他冷静超然的伪装破碎了,她一瞬间看到了一个愤怒而又狂暴的男人。

    4[C 可数名词] 面膜

    A mask is a thick cream or paste made of various substances, which you spread over your face and leave for some time in order to improve your skin.

    双语例句

    例:

    This mask leaves your complexion feeling soft and supple.

    这种面膜使你的皮肤变得柔软娇嫩。

    VERB. 动词
  • masks , masking , masked

    1[T 及物动词] 掩饰

    If you mask your feelings, you deliberately do not show them in your behaviour, so that people cannot know what you really feel.

    近义词

    conceal , hide

    双语例句

    例:

    Dina lit a cigarette, trying to mask her agitation.

    黛娜点燃了一支烟,试图掩饰她的不安。

    2[T 及物动词] 遮掩

    If one thing masks another, it prevents people from noticing or recognizing the other thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was squinting through the smoke that masked the enemy.

    他眯眼看着遮住敌人的那片烟雾。