| 单词 | hide |
| 释义 | verb | noun hidehide1 /haɪd/ ●●● S2 W2 verb (past tense hid /hɪd/, past participle hidden /ˈhɪdn/) 1[transitive] to deliberately put or keep something in a place where it cannot easily be seen or found: hide something in/under/behind etc. something Marcia hid the pictures in the back of the closet.hide something from somebody I tried to hide the letter from my mother.THESAURUScover (up) – to put something over something else in order to hide it: He quickly covered the unwrapped presents with a blanket.conceal formal – to hide something carefully: Several pounds of cocaine were concealed in the trunk of the car.secrete formal – to hide something in a secret place. Used especially in writing: The money had been secreted somewhere within the house.disguise – to make someone or something look different so that other people do not recognize him, her, or it: The security camera is disguised as a rock so you don’t even notice it.camouflage – to hide something by making it look the same as the things around it: The soldiers were camouflaged in green and brown and nearly disappeared in the forest.2[intransitive] to go or stay in a place where no one will see or find you: She’s coming – we’d better hide!hide in/under/behind etc. The cat was hiding among the plants.hide from somebody Weiss spent two years hiding from the Nazis.3[transitive] to cover something so that it cannot be seen clearly SYN conceal OPP reveal: The house was hidden by the trees.hide something from view/sight The swimming pool was hidden from view.4[transitive] to not show your feelings to people SYN conceal OPP show: José couldn’t hide his embarrassment.hide something from somebody She tried to hide her nervousness from his family.5[transitive] to help someone stay in a place where other people will not find him or her SYN conceal: The old woman hid him in her cellar for three days.hide somebody from somebody We had to hide him from the soldiers.6[transitive] to deliberately not let people find out about something OPP reveal: She made a desperate attempt to hide the truth.hide something (from somebody) Don’t try to hide anything from me.7have nothing to hide to not be worried about what people will discover about you, because you have done nothing wrong or immoral: You can ask me anything. I have nothing to hide. [Origin: Old English hydan]hide away phrasal verb1hide something ↔ away to put or keep something in a place so that people cannot find or see it: The documents had been hidden away in a closet.2to go or stay in a place where no one will see or find you: Wild animals hide away when they are injured.hide behind somebody/something phrasal verb disapproving to use someone or something in order to protect yourself from criticism: The White House is hiding behind its legal advisors.hide out phrasal verb to stay in a place where people who are looking for you will not be able to find you: hide out in/at/under etc. something The gangsters were found hiding out on a farm. verb | noun hidehide2 noun 1[countable] an animal’s skin, especially when it is removed to be used for leather: There was a buffalo hide hanging on the wall.2[countable] a place where you can watch or hunt birds or animals without being seen3have/tan somebody’s hide spoken humorous to punish someone severely4not see hide nor hair of somebody spoken to not see someone anywhere for a period of time: I haven’t seen hide nor hair of him in months. |
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