masquerade

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

Translation

n. 化裝舞會僞裝物;掩飾
vi. 假裝(是),冒充假扮
Word Forms
第三人稱單數masquerades
過去式masqueraded
複數masquerades
過去分詞masqueraded
現在分詞masquerading

Phrases & Collocations

masquerade ball

化裝舞會

masquerade costume

化妝服裝

masquerade mask

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Example Sentences

a masquerade of humility.

僞裝的謙卑

He might try to masquerade as a policeman.

他也許會設法化裝成警察。

She masqueraded as a shepherd.

她在假面舞會上化裝成了牧羊人

The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.

偷渡者假扮成乘務員

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

地方報中冒充成新聞的閒言碎語。

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

PFOA和其他相關的長鏈含氟化合物會附著在血液裏的蛋白質,假裝成消化酸分子。

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.

第六款是參加化妝舞會的芭比。身穿鑲有閃亮水晶的丑角袍子。

Real-world Examples

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

這是一本冒充成虛構小說的回憶錄就像山寨版的詹姆斯·弗雷。

Source: Gossip Girl Season 5

" Was the masquerade your notion, or his" ?

" 喬裝的計策是你,還是你哥哥提出的?"

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.

再說,我對化妝舞會一直很狂熱。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

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

你或許以前見過食蚜蠅——它們會僞裝成蜜蜂和黃蜂。

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僞裝成一個合法的軍事組織,但這一切都不應該被愚弄。

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

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

事實上,我有時私下認爲自己是僞裝成發言人的記者。

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

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

這些華麗的化裝舞會和猜謎遊戲揭露了他複雜個性中的一部分。

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.

因爲僞裝成鳥糞貌似可以保護某種蛛形動物免受黃蜂吞食。

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.

我不能披上羅曼蒂克的愛國的僞裝,無論那樣會多麼方便。

Source: Gone with the Wind

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

在雜誌“跑者的世界”裏,佳得樂出了一篇廣告文章並以“補水 101”作爲標題。

Source: Healthy little secrets

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