粵

掩jim2飾sik1

simp掩饰
jim2 sik1yan3shi4yǎn shì

English

  1. to cover up
  2. (verb) Disguise
  3. to cover up; to conceal
  4. to conceal
  5. to mask
  6. to gloss over

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 利用其他嘢去嘗試隱藏自己嘅錯或者罪行

Examples

  • 佢打算用精神病去掩飾自己嘅罪行。

    He planned to cover up his offence by claiming that he was having mental disorders.

  • Tom有好多女朋友,佢會吹噓自己習慣咗調情,只係為咗掩飾自己係同性戀嘅事實。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 你在掩饰什么?

    What are you hiding?

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 我不能掩饰我的心情。

    I can't hide my feelings.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 她试图掩饰她的泪水。

    She tried to hide her tears.

    Tatoeba · gumblex CC BY

  • 汤姆不能掩饰他的失望。

    Tom couldn't conceal his disappointment.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 不需掩飾她不誠實的事實。

    There's no disguising the fact that she is dishonest.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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