| 单词 | hide |
| 释义 | hide hide1 —hidable, adj. —hidability, n. —hider, n. /huyd/, v. , hid, hidden or hid, hiding, n. v.t. 1. to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered: Where did she hide her jewels? 2. to obstruct the view of; cover up: The sun was hidden by the clouds. 3. to conceal from knowledge or exposure; keep secret: to hide one's feelings. v.i. 4. to conceal oneself; lie concealed: He hid in the closet. 5. hide out, to go into or remain in hiding: After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse. n. 6. Brit. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind. [bef. 900; ME hiden, OE hydan; c. OFris huda, Gk keúthein to conceal] Syn. 1. screen, mask, cloak, veil, shroud, disguise. HIDE, CONCEAL, SECRETE mean to put out of sight or in a secret place. HIDE is the general word: to hide one's money or purpose; A dog hides a bone. CONCEAL, somewhat more formal, is to cover from sight: A rock concealed them from view. SECRETE means to put away carefully, in order to keep secret: The spy secreted the important papers. 3. disguise, dissemble, suppress. Ant. 1. reveal, display. hide2 —hideless, adj. /huyd/, n. , v. , hided, hiding. n. 1. the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed. 2. Informal. a. the skin of a human being: Get out of here or I'll tan your hide! b. safety or welfare: He's only worried about his own hide. 3. Australia and New Zealand Informal. impertinence; impudence. 4. hide nor hair, a trace or evidence, as of something missing: They didn't find hide nor hair of the murder weapon. Also, hide or hair. v.t. 5. Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash. 6. to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather. [bef. 900; ME; OE hyd; c. D huid, ON huth, Dan, Sw hud, OHG hut (G Haut), L cutis skin, CUTIS; see HIDE1] Syn. 1. See skin. hide3 /huyd/, n. Old Eng. Law. a unit of land measurement varying from 60 to 120 acres (24 to 49 hectares) or more, depending upon local usage. [bef. 900; ME; OE hid(e), hig(i)d portion of land, family; akin to L civis citizen, Gk keîmai to lie, abide] |
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