disguise

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

disguises

1.
(countable, uncountable)Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
A cape and moustache completed his disguise.
hiding one's treacherous intentions under the guise of friendship
2.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The appearance of something on the outside which masks what’s beneath.
old ideas in a new guise
3.
(countable, uncountable)The act or state of disguising, notably as a ploy.
Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.
4.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A change of behaviour resulting from intoxication, drunkenness.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

disguises

V_ing/Gerund

disguising

V_ed/pp

disguised

1.
(transitive)To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
Spies often disguise themselves.
Đồng nghĩa: masquerade
2.
(obsolete, transitive)To transform or disfigure, to change the appearance of in general.
3.
(transitive)To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.
He disguised his true intentions.
4.
(obsolete, transitive)To dress in newfangled or showy clothing, to deck out in new fashions.
5.
(intransitive, obsolete)To dissemble, to talk or act falsely while concealing one’s thoughts.
6.
(archaic, transitive)To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.

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Đồng nghĩa

masquerade camouflage guise mask pretense cloak hide garb

Cùng gốc / liên quan

disguiselessundisguise

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English disgisen, disguisen, borrowed from Old French desguiser (modern déguiser), itself derived from des- (dis-) (from Latin dis-) + guise (guise) (from a Germanic source).