Word · Frequency #4312
mask
掩盖；掩饰；使无法辨认
to hide or cover something so that it cannot be seen or noticed, or to hide your true feelings
多用于比喻，如 mask one's true feelings（掩饰真实感受）。
- 1.
make unrecognizable
使无法辨认
- 2.
hide under a false appearance
用假象掩盖
- 3.
put a mask on or cover with a mask
给...戴口罩或面具
给...戴面具；给...戴口罩；使无法辨认；用假象掩盖；给...戴口罩或面具；戴面具
In use
She tried to mask her disappointment with a forced smile.
The thick fog masked the outline of the buildings.
He masked his true identity by wearing a disguise.
mask + noun
mask 后直接跟被掩饰的事物，常与 with 或 by 连用说明掩饰的方式。
She masked her fear with a smile.
她用一个微笑掩饰了自己的恐惧。
mask + oneself
mask oneself 表示伪装或戴面具，后常接 as 说明伪装身份。
He masked himself as a guard.
他假扮成一名警卫。
mask + noun + from + noun
mask ... from ... 表示遮挡某物使不被看到或察觉。
The clouds masked the moon from view.
Connections
Collocations
- mask the truth
- 掩盖真相
- He tried to mask the truth with a confident smile.他试图用自信的微笑来掩盖真相。
- mask the pain
- 掩饰痛苦
- She masked the pain with laughter.她用笑声掩饰痛苦。
- mask a smell
- 掩盖气味
- Air freshener can mask the smell of smoke.空气清新剂可以掩盖烟味。
- mask one's emotions
- 掩饰情绪
- It is difficult to mask your emotions in front of others.在他人面前很难掩饰自己的情绪。
- mask the symptoms
- 掩盖症状
- Taking painkillers only masks the symptoms, not the cause.服用止痛药只会掩盖症状，而不会消除病因。
- mask the real problem
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象脸上戴了面具(mask)，真实表情被掩盖，人也变得难以辨认。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医疗/防疫场合、新闻报道或评论文章、日常生活对话（如谈论戴口罩） mask 作动词有两个主要用法：字面义“给…戴口罩/面具”多用于医疗、防疫等实际场景；比喻义“掩盖、掩饰”比较常见于书面或正式表达。整体语域偏中性，日常口语中表达“掩盖”时，更常用 hide/cover 等词。
Grammar Note
动词过去式为masked，现在分词为masking，第三人称单数为masks。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 mask 押韵：/æ/+ /sk/ 的发音相同，拼写也都有 -ask。注意 musk /mʌsk/ 和 mosque /mɒsk/ 拼写相近，但读音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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