conceal

/kənˈsiːl/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

隐藏；隐瞒；掩盖

释义与例句

v. 隐藏；隐瞒；掩盖
to keep something out of sight or prevent information or feelings from being known
  1. The thief concealed the phone inside his coat.
    小偷把手机藏在外套里。
  2. She could not conceal her disappointment at the result.
    她无法掩饰对结果的失望。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The report alleges that officials concealed important evidence.
    报告称官员隐瞒了重要证据。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 conceal 既能“藏物”，也能“隐瞒事实、掩饰情绪”；反义词记 reveal（揭示）。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • concealment 隐藏；隐瞒；掩盖
    conceal 对应的名词，常用于 concealment of evidence/information 等正式搭配。
同义词
  • hide 隐藏；隐瞒
    hide 是日常通用词，可指人躲藏或物品被藏起；conceal 较正式，强调有意遮住实物、掩盖感情或隐瞒事实，宾语范围更广。
    The children hid behind the door. 孩子们藏在门后。
反义词
  • reveal 揭示；透露；显露
    reveal 指使隐藏的事物、信息或感情显现或被知晓；conceal 则指刻意阻止其被看见或知道。
    The investigation revealed serious flaws in the system. 调查揭示了该体系中的严重缺陷。
常见搭配
  • conceal the truth 隐瞒真相
    Deleting the messages appeared to be an attempt to conceal the truth. 删除这些信息似乎是在试图隐瞒真相。
  • conceal one's feelings 掩饰某人的感情
    He smiled politely but could not conceal his feelings of frustration. 他礼貌地微笑着，却无法掩饰自己的沮丧。
  • conceal evidence 隐匿证据
    The suspect was accused of concealing evidence from investigators. 嫌疑人被指控向调查人员隐匿证据。