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guise

/gahyz/US // gaɪz //UK // (ɡaɪz) //

幌子,伪装,角色,掩护

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : general external appearance; aspect; semblance: an old principle in a new guise.
    • : assumed appearance or mere semblance: under the guise of friendship.
    • : style of dress: in the guise of a shepherd.
    • : Archaic. manner; mode.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    guised, guis·ing.

    • : to dress; attire: children guised as cowboys.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    guised, guis·ing.

    • : Scot. and North England. to appear or go in disguise.

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Examples

  • Mariana Flores, a 33-year-old contractor who also says Roemer lured her to his house under the guise of a work offer in 2011, then touched and kissed against her will, was one of the women pushed over the edge by Roemer’s denial.

  • Arizona follows Georgia, Texas and Florida in enacting voting restrictions under the guise of “election integrity” over the last few weeks.

  • Even Ben Long sits, to the far right, in the guise of Doubting Thomas.

  • An entire group — the theropods — walked on two legs and still do in their avian guises.

  • For years, the San Diego City Council has been approving the grant applications, effectively buying a wide range of tools under the guise of terrorism preparedness, without any meaningful vetting.

  • In the respectable guise of religious liberty, the zombie-like Culture War soldiers on.

  • Campaigns often exchange outrageous attacks but to do so in the guise of a government mailer is quite unusual.

  • And under the guise of exercise there exists a community that welcomes them with open arms.

  • During the chaos, many old grudges were settled, sometimes under the guise of overdue justice.

  • These changes are being made under the guise of fixing a country on the verge of collapse.

  • Never had Tom seen his gay and careless cousin in such guise: he was restless, silent, intense and inarticulate.

  • Even the air has its strange denizens in the guise of huge beetles and vampire-winged flying foxes.

  • Under the guise of apparent indifference his mind kept the Canadian under constant observation.

  • Beyond the door he could see something in the guise of a foreman printer with a damp news sheet in his hand.

  • The latter appointed to the vacant estates and positions members of her house—that of Guise.