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Definitions

  1. 1. to cover up
  2. 2. to conceal
  3. 3. to mask
  4. 4. to gloss over

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Example Sentences

再精巧的谎言也掩饰不了事实。

Zài jīngqiǎo de huǎngyán yě yǎnshì bù liǎo shìshí.

No matter how delicate a lie is, it still cannot hide the facts.

她说话时总喜欢掩饰自己的真实想法。

Tā shuōhuà shí zǒng xǐhuān yǎnshì zìjǐ de zhēnshí xiǎngfǎ.

When she speaks, she always likes to hide her true thoughts.

听到这个消息时,他明显很激动,却努力掩饰。

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi shí, tā míngxiǎn hěn jīdòng, què nǔlì yǎnshì.

When he heard the news, he was obviously excited, but he tried hard to hide it.