conceal學測 L5KK [kəˈnsil]/kəˈnsil/
隱藏;藏匿·掩飾;隱瞞
學測高頻動詞,常見於閱讀測驗與造句
He tried to conceal his fear when he walked into the dark room.

當他走進黑漆漆的房間時,他試圖掩飾自己的恐懼。

conceal 的核心動詞意思是遮蓋藏匿,除了指藏起看得見的物品,也常用於掩飾內心感受。

一個畫面:用遮蔽物蓋住藏起

實體遮蓋用物品擋住不讓肉眼看見
抽象掩飾隱藏情緒或事實不被察覺

義項

藏匿物品C1verb隱藏;藏匿
The thief tried to conceal the stolen money under his coat.
小偷試圖把偷來的錢藏在大衣底下。
conceal a weaponconceal stolen goods
掩飾情緒C1verb掩飾;隱瞞
She could not conceal her joy when she received the good news.
當她收到好消息時,她無法掩飾心中的喜悅。
conceal feelingsconceal the truth

片語

conceal the truth隱瞞真相 →刻意隱瞞事實的真相
conceal feelings掩飾情感 →隱藏內心的真實感受

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He tried to ___ his tears so his friends would not worry. (conceal / reveal)

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conceal

conceal 表示隱藏掩飾,reveal 則為揭露公開,語意正好相反。

She was unable to conceal her ___ when she won the main prize. (excitement / weapon)

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excitement

根據上下文「贏得大獎」,這裡指掩飾雀躍興奮的情緒。

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concealment 隱藏;掩飾

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