"conceal sth. from sb." 是一个常用的英语动词短语,意为:向某人隐瞒某事 / 对某人隐藏某物(刻意不让某人知道或发现某事物)。
conceal:及物动词,本身表示“隐藏、隐瞒、掩盖”(强调刻意、有目的的隐藏,比"hide"更正式);
sth.:指代被隐瞒的“事物”(可以是具体的物品,也可以是抽象的情感、事实、信息等);
from sb.:引出“被隐瞒的对象”(即“不让某人知道”)。
该短语的基本结构是:主语 + conceal + 宾语(sth.) + from + 宾语(sb.),强调“主语主动对某人隐瞒某事物”。以下是不同场景的例句:
1、 隐瞒抽象事物(情感、事实、真相)
I concealed my disappointment from my friends so they wouldn’t worry.
(我对朋友们隐瞒了我的失望,以免他们担心。)
The company concealed the safety issues from its customers.
(公司向客户隐瞒了安全问题。)
She concealed her illness from her family until it was too late.
(她对家人隐瞒了病情,直到为时已晚。)
2、 隐藏具体物品
He concealed the gift from his girlfriend until her birthday.
(他把礼物藏起来不让女朋友发现,直到她生日那天。)
The thief concealed the stolen wallet from the police.
(小偷把偷来的钱包藏起来不让警察发现。)
hide sth. from sb.:与"conceal sth. from sb."含义几乎一致,但"hide"更口语化,"conceal"更正式(常出现在书面语或严肃语境中)。
例如:She hid her tears from her classmates.(她在同学面前掩饰泪水。)= She concealed her tears from her classmates.
"conceal sth. from sb." 是“刻意对某人隐瞒/隐藏某事”的正式表达,核心是“不让某人知晓某事物”,适用于需要强调“故意隐瞒”的场景(如情感、真相、物品等)。