conceal
【隐藏,掩盖】
"Conceal" 是动词,意思是隐藏、掩盖、遮掩,指将某物从视线或意识中隐藏起来,使其不容易被发现或看见。
1. 隐藏,掩盖
指将某物隐藏或不显露出来,避免让别人看到或知道。
- She tried to conceal her excitement when she heard the good news.
(她听到好消息时试图掩饰自己的兴奋。) - He concealed the gift in a box under the bed.
(他把礼物藏在床下的盒子里。) - The thief concealed his face with a mask.
(小偷用面具遮住了自己的脸。)
2. 隐瞒,掩饰(情感、信息等)
指隐藏某些情感、想法或信息,让别人不容易察觉。
- He concealed his true feelings about the situation.
(他掩饰了自己对局势的真实感受。) - The company concealed important facts from the public.
(公司向公众隐瞒了重要的事实。) - She concealed her disappointment behind a smile.
(她掩饰了自己的失望,笑着面对。)
3. 遮掩(物理上的掩饰)
指用某物遮掩、掩盖或隐藏某物,使其不容易被看到或识别。
- The trees concealed the house from view.
(树木遮住了房子,让它不可见。) - The thick fog concealed the path ahead.
(浓雾遮住了前方的道路。)
常见短语
- Conceal from → 从…隐藏
- She concealed the truth from her friends.
(她向朋友们隐瞒了真相。)
- She concealed the truth from her friends.
- Conceal one's identity → 隐藏某人的身份
- The spy concealed his identity to protect himself.
(间谍隐瞒了自己的身份以保护自己。)
- The spy concealed his identity to protect himself.
"Conceal" vs. "Hide" 的区别
- "Conceal" 强调有意隐藏,通常指较深层次的隐瞒,常带有刻意或有目的的意思。
- She concealed the key under the mat.(她把钥匙藏在垫子下面。)
- "Hide" 更常用于一般的隐藏,可以指物理或抽象的隐藏。
- I hide my phone in my bag.(我把手机藏在包里。)
总结
✅ "Conceal" 主要表示隐藏、掩盖某物或信息,强调刻意或有目的的隐藏行为。