unmask
美音:
[ən´mæsk
]英音:
[ən´mæsk
]vi.脱去假面具 vt.撕下...的假面具,揭露,暴露
难易程度:
unmask为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:unmasked 过去分词:unmasked 现在分词:unmasking 第三人称单数:unmasks
词根
un-=the reversal of an action 置于动词前,表示这个动词的相反的动作
近义词, 同义词
unmask
/,ʌn'mɑ:sk; [US] -'mæsk; ʌn`mæsk/
v
1 [I, Tn]remove a mask from (sb) 除去(某人)的面具
*The revellersunmasked (ie took off their masks) at midnight. 狂欢的人在午夜摘下了面具.
2 [Tn] reveal the true character of (sb/sth); expose 使(某人[某事物])露出真相; 揭露; 暴露
*unmask the culprit 揭露罪犯的真面目
* unmask a plot 揭露阴谋.
unmask
v [T]
to make known the hidden truth about someone
He was one of the most high-ranking spies ever unmasked by the CIA.