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面具 — meaning in English

miàn jù

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English meaning

  • grill noun A rack of metal bars used for cooking food over direct heat.
  • mask noun A covering worn over the face for disguise, protection, or costume.
  • usher noun A person who shows people to their seats, for example at a wedding, cinema, or theatre.

Senses

面具 is used for these senses in English:

  • dust mask A protective mask which covers the mouth and nose of the wearer, worn when in a dusty atmosphere, or when doing work which creates dust.
  • grill On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
  • mask A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
  • usher A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.

grill — full definition

  1. noun A rack of metal bars used for cooking food over direct heat.
  2. verb To cook food over direct heat, typically outdoors.
  3. verb To question someone intensively and aggressively.

mask — full definition

  1. noun A covering worn over the face for disguise, protection, or costume.
  2. noun Something that hides or disguises the truth.
  3. verb To cover the face, or to conceal something from view or detection.
  4. verb To conceal or suppress one's neurodivergent traits in order to appear more neurotypical.

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