mask
音标发音
- 英式音标 [mɑːskmɑ:sk]
- 美式音标 [mæsk]
- 国际音标 [mɑ:sk, mæsk]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 面具;口罩;掩饰
- vi. 掩饰;戴面具;化装
- vt. 掩饰;戴面具;使模糊
词源解说
- 16世纪30年代进入英语,直接源自中古法语的masque,意为盖起来隐藏,或者保护面部。
词根记忆
- 电影《变相怪杰》的英文名就是TheMask
- 准备化装舞会上用的面具(mask)真是项大任务(task)
- 戴面具(mask)是虚伪的标志(mark)
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- masked:戴面具的;掩蔽的。
- n性质的同根词
- masking:掩蔽;隐蔽。
- masker:戴面具的人。
- v性质的同根词
- masking:戴面具;掩饰;化装(mask的ing形式)。
- masked:戴面具;掩饰;使模糊(mask的过去分词)。
用法辨析
- mask的基本意思是用假面具或类似物伪装遮掩事物的真实特征、性质或人的真实意图或感情等。
- mask可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
- mask的过去分词masked可用作形容词,在句中作定语。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- Surgeons wear masks to prevent the spread of infection.
外科医生戴着口罩以防止传染病的传播。 - The bank robbers masked their faces.
抢劫银行的歹徒戴着面具。 - The robbery was carried out by gang of masked men.
一伙蒙面人进行了抢劫。
用作名词 (n.)
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
其他
词组短语
- drop 〔throw off, put off〕 the mask 摘下面具,露出真面目
- put on 〔assume, wear〕 the mask of 戴起…的面具,装出…的样子
- fencing mask 击剑面罩
- flu mask 卫生口罩
- gas mask [化]防毒面具,毒气面具
- behind the mask of 以…为掩饰
- under the mask of 在…假面具下;假借…之名;假称;假托
- mask for 掩盖…的伪装
- mask one 's sufferings 掩饰自己的痛苦
- mask cunningly 狡猾地假装
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
名词+~
介词+~
~+介词
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
~+副词
英英字典
- (FACE COVER) a covering for all or part of the face that protects, hides, or decorates the person wearing it
- (APPEARANCE/ BEHAVIOUR) appearance or behaviour that hides the truth
- to prevent something from being seen or noticed
- A mask is a piece of cloth or other material, which you wear over your face so that people cannot see who you are, or so that you look like someone or something else.
- A mask is a piece of cloth or other material that you wear over all or part of your face to protect you from germs or harmful substances.
- If you describe someone's behaviour as a mask, you mean that they do not show their real feelings or character.
- A mask is a thick cream or paste made of various substances, which you spread over your face and leave for some time in order to improve your skin.
- If you mask your feelings, you deliberately do not show them in your behaviour, so that people cannot know what you really feel.
- If one thing masks another, it prevents people from noticing or recognizing the other thing.
- &rarrsee also gas mask