mask /ˈmæsk/
 遮罩,面具,假面具,掩飾,石膏面像(vt.)戴面具,掩飾,使糢糊(vi.)化裝,戴面具,掩飾


 mask /ˈmæsk/ 名詞
 防毒面具,掩蔽物


 mask
 罩; 罩蔽的; 罩蔽; 遮罩; 遮蔽 MSK


 mask
 遮罩 遮蔽


 Mask, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masked p. pr. & vb. n. Masking.]
 1. To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.
    They must all be masked and vizarded.   --Shak.
 2. To disguise; to cover; to hide.
    Masking the business from the common eye.   --Shak.
 3. Mil. (a) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of. (b) To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of troops or a fortress by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out.


 Mask, v. i.
 1. To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
 2. To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.

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 Mask n.
 1. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
 2. That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
 3. A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show.
    This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask.   --Milton.
 4. A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.
 5. Arch. A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; -- called also mascaron.
 6. Fort. (a) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere. (b) A screen for a battery.
 7. Zool. The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.
 8. A person wearing a mask; a masker.
    The mask that has the arm of the Indian queen.    --G. W. Cable.
 9.  Sporting The head or face of a fox.
 Mask house, a house for masquerades. [Obs.]
 Death mask, a cast of the face of a dead person.


 mask
      n 1: a covering to disguise or conceal the face
      2: activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could
         conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of
         friendship"
      3: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks [syn: masquerade,
          masque]
      4: a protective covering worn over the face
      v 1: hide under a false appearance; "He masked his
           disappointment" [syn: dissemble, cloak]
      2: put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for
         Halloween" [ant: unmask]
      3: cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"
      4: shield from light [syn: block out]