Word · Frequency #4312
masking
掩盖；掩饰；使无法辨认
masking is the present participle of mask.
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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