英語(yǔ)專四常見詞辨析257:“拖拽”也有講究
2011-07-03 00:00
disguise, mask, cloak
這些動(dòng)詞均表示“偽裝”或“掩飾”之意。
disguise : 指改變裝束或外表以掩飾自己的真面目或冒充他人。有時(shí)僅指掩飾感情、動(dòng)機(jī)或意圖。
She disguised herself as a man, but she couldn't disguise her voice.(她假扮成男人, 但改不了聲音。)
mask : 本義為“面罩”,引申“掩飾”解時(shí),指掩飾某物的真實(shí)性質(zhì)或存在的偽裝。
The thief masked his face with a stocking.(那賊用長(zhǎng)統(tǒng)襪遮住臉。)
cloak : 指采取偽裝來掩蓋或隱藏真實(shí)面目或本性或企圖。
He cloaked his fear by whistling and pretending to be unafraid.(他吹口哨并假裝不害怕來掩蓋自己的恐懼。)