conceal

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconcealcon‧ceal /kənˈsiːl/ verb [transitive] formal 1 HIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEEto hide something carefully The shadows concealed her as she crept up to the house. The path was concealed by long grass. a concealed weapon► see thesaurus at hide2 HIDE/NOT SHOWto hide your real feelings or the truth She tried to conceal the fact that she was pregnant.conceal something from somebody She was taking drugs and trying to conceal it from me. —concealment noun [uncountable] deliberate concealment of his activities→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusconceal• Kim could barely conceal her annoyance that I had arrived so late.• A wide-brimmed hat concealed her graying hair.• Hawkins was incapable of concealing how he felt from his close friends.• Several kilos of drugs had been concealed in the back of the truck.• Several drug companies are accused of concealing information from the Food and Drug Administration.• If he was surprised by the grubbiness of the ill-equipped Vicarage kitchen he concealed it.• The secret police had concealed microphones in the walls.• I yawned, not bothering to conceal my boredom.• My fatigue pants were so baggy they almost concealed my combat boots.• Several times, he is seen rummaging about in the garbage bag, possibly trying to conceal something.• He managed to conceal the fact that he had been in prison and so got a job as a security officer.• Why had Aranyos concealed this from him?• But lately he'd been concealing this whiff with his favourite aftershave, Rampage.• Her legs were concealed to the ankle by a loose flowing skirt.concealed weapon• Six more states, including Texas, implemented laws on Jan. 1 that allow citizens to carry concealed weapons.• The 8 {-by 14-inch paper outlines an argument that the Arizona Constitution already guarantees the right to carry concealed weapons.conceal something from somebody• Dana concealed her pregnancy from her family and friends.Origin conceal (1200-1300) Old French conceler, from Latin concelare, from com- ( → COM-) + celare “to hide”

单词	conceal
释义	conceal From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconcealcon‧ceal /kənˈsiːl/ ●●○ verb [transitive] formal 1 HIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEEto hide something carefully The shadows concealed her as she crept up to the house. The path was concealed by long grass. a concealed weapon► see thesaurus at hide2 HIDE/NOT SHOWto hide your real feelings or the truth She tried to conceal the fact that she was pregnant.conceal something from somebody She was taking drugs and trying to conceal it from me. —concealment noun [uncountable] deliberate concealment of his activities→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusconceal• Kim could barely conceal her annoyance that I had arrived so late.• A wide-brimmed hat concealed her graying hair.• Hawkins was incapable of concealing how he felt from his close friends.• Several kilos of drugs had been concealed in the back of the truck.• Several drug companies are accused of concealing information from the Food and Drug Administration.• If he was surprised by the grubbiness of the ill-equipped Vicarage kitchen he concealed it.• The secret police had concealed microphones in the walls.• I yawned, not bothering to conceal my boredom.• My fatigue pants were so baggy they almost concealed my combat boots.• Several times, he is seen rummaging about in the garbage bag, possibly trying to conceal something.• He managed to conceal the fact that he had been in prison and so got a job as a security officer.• Why had Aranyos concealed this from him?• But lately he'd been concealing this whiff with his favourite aftershave, Rampage.• Her legs were concealed to the ankle by a loose flowing skirt.concealed weapon• Six more states, including Texas, implemented laws on Jan. 1 that allow citizens to carry concealed weapons.• The 8 {-by 14-inch paper outlines an argument that the Arizona Constitution already guarantees the right to carry concealed weapons.conceal something from somebody• Dana concealed her pregnancy from her family and friends.Origin conceal (1200-1300) Old French conceler, from Latin concelare, from com- ( → COM-) + celare “to hide”
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