in disguisea) HIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEEwearing a disguise 乔装的,假扮的 The woman in the park turned out to be a police officer in disguise. 公园里的那个女人原来是一个乔装的警察。
b) HIDE/NOT SHOWmade to seem like something else that is better 变相的〔使看起来似乎更好〕 ‘Tax reform’ is just a tax increase in disguise. “税务改革” 只不过是变相的增税。
in disguise• "Tax reform" is just a tax increase in disguise.• I've always told my kids to treat every obstacle as an opportunity in disguise.• Perhaps the officer thought the cameraman was a student protester in disguise.
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