masquerade

[US]/ˌmæskəˈreɪd/
[UK]/ˌmæskəˈreɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 化装舞会伪装物;掩饰
vi. 假装(是),冒充假扮
Word Forms
第三人称单数masquerades
过去式masqueraded
复数masquerades
过去分词masqueraded
现在分词masquerading

Phrases & Collocations

masquerade ball

化装舞会

masquerade costume

化妆服装

masquerade mask

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Example Sentences

a masquerade of humility.

伪装的谦卑

He might try to masquerade as a policeman.

他也许会设法化装成警察。

She masqueraded as a shepherd.

她在假面舞会上化装成了牧羊人

The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.

偷渡者假扮成乘务员

the idle gossip that masquerades as news in some local papers.

地方报中冒充成新闻的闲言碎语。

PFOA and other related long-chain fluorochemicals stick to blood proteins and masquerade as digestive acids.

PFOA和其他相关的长链含氟化合物会附著在血液里的蛋白质,假装成消化酸分子。

Sixth in the Mackie series, Masquerade Ball™ Barbie& wears a multi-colored harlequin gown of vivid glass bugle beads sewn in diamond patterns, and accented with a velvety black overskirt.

第六款是参加化妆舞会的芭比。身穿镶有闪亮水晶的丑角袍子。

Real-world Examples

It's a memoir masquerading as fiction like a reverse James Frey.

这是一本冒充成虚构小说的回忆录就像山寨版的詹姆斯·弗雷。

Source: Gossip Girl Season 5

" Was the masquerade your notion, or his" ?

" 乔装的计策是你,还是你哥哥提出的?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Plus, I have always been a sucker for a masquerade ball.

再说,我对化妆舞会一直很狂热。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

You may have actually seen them before, masquerading as bees and wasps.

你或许以前见过食蚜蝇——它们会伪装成蜜蜂和黄蜂。

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2022 Collection

The IRGC masquerades as a legitimate military organization but none of this should be fooled.

IRGC伪装成一个合法的军事组织,但这一切都不应该被愚弄。

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

In fact, I sometimes privately thought of myself as a journalist masquerading as a spokesman.

事实上,我有时私下认为自己是伪装成发言人的记者。

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

These ornate masquerades and charades that are part of his complexity reveal something about his identity.

这些华丽的化装舞会和猜谜游戏揭露了他复杂个性中的一部分。

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

Because masquerading as a bird turd appears to protect certain arachnids from getting eaten by wasps.

因为伪装成鸟粪貌似可以保护某种蛛形动物免受黄蜂吞食。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation August 2014

Nor can I masquerade in a cloak of romance and patriotism, no matter how convenient it might be.

我不能披上罗曼蒂克的爱国的伪装,无论那样会多么方便。

Source: Gone with the Wind

And in " Runner's World" magazine, Gatorade ran an ad masquerading as an article titled " Hydration 101."

在杂志“跑者的世界”里,佳得乐出了一篇广告文章并以“补水 101”作为标题。

Source: Healthy little secrets

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