unmask

英 [ʌn'mɑːsk] 美 [,ʌn'mæsk]
  • vt. 撕下……的假面具;揭露
  • vi. 脱去假面具

英文词源


unmask (v.)
1580s in figurative sense, c. 1600 in literal sense (transitive and intransitive), from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + mask (v.). Related: Unmasked; unmasking.

双语例句


1. to unmask a spy
揭发间谍

来自《权威词典》

2. We shall unmask that cowardly cheat.
我们要拆穿那个卑劣骗子的假面具.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He inwardly sighed and felt it necessary to unmask his second argument.
他不觉暗中叹气,同时觉得得把他的第二步办法使出来.

来自辞典例句

4. Surely you can easily unmask Chou Erh - chieh and let them see her for what she is?
难道你们不好在工人面前剥下周二姐的面皮让大家认识个明白么?

来自子夜部分

5. Fortune does not change men. It only unmask man.
钱财并不会改变人, 它只会暴露人.

来自互联网

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