Simulate
vt.偽裝,扮演(feign, fake)
The computer program simulated the effects o f aging.
計算機程序模擬了年齡效應。
camouflage
v./n. 偽裝 (disguise)
Many animals have a natural camouflage which hides them from their enemies.
許多動物都有一種天然的凸輪外罩,可以使它們避開敵人。
mask
n.面具,掩飾
v/.戴面具,掩飾 (disguise)
We all wore masks at the party and no one knew who we were.
我們在聚會上都戴著面具,沒有人知道我們是誰。
disguise
v./n . 假裝,偽裝,掩飾 (camouflage, cloak, dissemble, dissimulate)
She disguised her interest with nonchalance. / The soldiers disguised themselves by wearing white garments in the snow,
她裝作若無其事的樣子,士兵們在雪地里穿上白色的衣服。
veil
n. 面紗,面罩
In many Muslim countries, the women wear veils.
在許多穆斯林國家,婦女都戴面紗。
brittle
adj.易碎的(fragile)
Steel is not as brittle as cast iron; it doesn’t break easily.
鋼不像鑄鐵那樣易碎;它不易打破。
delicate
adj. 脆弱的
The excellent vase is delicate.
這只花瓶很精致。
emaciate
vt.使瘦弱
A long illness had emaciated my father.
我父親長期患病。
emaciated
adj.瘦弱的 (skinny); 憔悴的(haggard)
A bus transported the emaciated refugees to the camp.
一輛公共汽車把這些難民送到難民營。
fragile
adj.脆的 (breakable, brittle)
You must cushion fragile objects carefully when you pack them.
裝東西時一定要妥善緩沖破損物品。
fragmentary
adj.碎片的;不連續的(discontinuous)
frail
adj.虛弱的,脆弱的(fragile, flimsy)
My grandmother is frail, but she’s still very alert.
的祖母很聰明,但她仍然很機警。
impotence
n.無力,虛弱(powerlessness)
feeble
adj.虛弱的,衰弱的,無力的(weak)
Grandmother has been getting feebler lately.
祖母近來身體越來越虛弱。
meagre
adj.瘦的;貧弱的