dissemble

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dissemble

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·sem·ble /dɪˈsembəl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] literary HIDE/NOT SHOWto hide your true feelings, thoughts etc 掩饰，掩藏〔真实的情感、想法等〕→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

dissemble• Knowing him very well, I know that he would not rise just to dissemble.• My friend proved that the cabbie was dissembling, and we trooped back to the terminal to look for Mr Right.• She had, as far as he knew, no reason to be curious, and therefore no reason to dissemble her curiosity.• He sometimes has to dissemble in order to prevail on crucial issues.• In assessing a recent downturn, they refuse to resort to the dissembling language of corporate reports and quarterly statements.Origin dissemble (1400-1500) dissimule “to hide your feelings” ((14-17 centuries)), from Latin dissimulare; → DISSIMULATE

dis·sem·ble verbChineseSyllable

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dissemble
dis‧sem‧ble /dɪˈsembəl/

verb [intransitive and transitive] literary

Date: 1400-1500
Origin: dissimule 'to hide your feelings' (14-17 centuries), from Latin dissimulare; ⇨ dissimulate

to hide your true feelings, thoughts etc

dis·sem·ble

BrE

/dɪˈsembl/

NAmE

/dɪˈsembl/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

dissemble

BrE

/dɪˈsembl/

NAmE

/dɪˈsembl/

present simple - he / she / it

dissembles

BrE

/dɪˈsemblz/

NAmE

/dɪˈsemblz/

past simple

dissembled

BrE

/dɪˈsembld/

NAmE

/dɪˈsembld/

past participle

dissembled

BrE

/dɪˈsembld/

NAmE

/dɪˈsembld/

-ing form

dissembling

BrE

/dɪˈsemblɪŋ/

NAmE

/dɪˈsemblɪŋ/

[intransitive

, transitive]

~ (sth)

(

formal

)

to hide your real feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones 掩盖，掩饰（真实感情或意图）

◆She was a very honest person who was incapable of dissembling. 她是一个非常诚实的人，不会伪装。