mask
noun [ C ] uk/mɑːsk/ us/mæsk/
(FACE COVER)
B2 面具，面罩
a covering for all or part of the face that protects, hides, or decorates the person wearing it
a gas mask 防毒面具
a surgical mask 外科手术口罩
The bank robbers wore masks throughout the raid. 劫匪抢劫银行过程中始终戴着面罩。
- More examples
- You'll frighten the baby wearing that mask.
- The mask was so lifelike it was quite frightening.
- We had to wear a protective mask and goggles.
(APPEARANCE/ BEHAVIOUR)
掩饰;伪装
appearance or behaviour that hides the truth
The newspaper revealed the sordid truth behind his mask of respectability. 报纸揭露了他体面外表下龌龊肮脏的真实嘴脸。
Idiom
someone's mask slipsidiom （某人）露出真面目
If someone's mask slips, they do something that suddenly shows their real character, when they have been pretending to be a different, usually nicer, type of person.
mask
verb [ T ] uk/mɑːsk/ us/mæsk/
掩饰；掩盖；遮蔽
to prevent something from being seen or noticed
I've put some flowers in there to mask the smell. 我在那儿放了一些花来遮住那种味道。