hide

Compared meaning: to put something where it cannot be seen (verb).

比较义项：把某物放在看不见的地方；藏起来（动词）。

• hide 本词

  The everyday, neutral word for putting something or yourself where it can't be seen; used in casual, general contexts for both people and objects.

  日常、中性的词，表示把某物（或自己）放到看不见的地方；用于口语和一般语境，可指人也可指物。

  Tom hid the presents in the garage so the kids wouldn't find them.

  汤姆把礼物藏在车库里，这样孩子们就找不到了。

• conceal

  More formal and deliberate; suggests careful, intentional effort to prevent discovery, and is common in serious, official, or written contexts such as concealed weapons or evidence.

  更正式、更强调故意、谨慎的隐藏行为，常用于严肃、正式或书面语境（如藏匿武器、隐瞒证据）。

  The suspect had concealed a knife inside his jacket pocket.

  嫌疑人把一把刀藏在夹克口袋里。

Both words mean to put something or yourself where others cannot see it. Hide is the everyday, neutral word for both people and objects in casual contexts. Conceal is more formal, suggesting careful effort to prevent discovery, common in serious or official contexts.

这两个词在“藏起来”这个意义上很接近，但语气不同：hide 是日常口语中最常用的说法，可以指人也可指物；conceal 更正式，强调有意、谨慎地隐藏，常见于严肃或书面语境，如隐瞒信息、藏匿武器等。

Compared meaning: the skin or fur of an animal (noun).

比较义项：动物（或人）身体表面的皮／兽皮（名词）。

• hide 本词

  Hide refers to the thick, tough skin of a large animal such as cattle or elephants, usually thought of as raw material for leather; it is almost never used for a person's skin.

  hide 指大型动物（如牛、大象）厚而坚韧的皮，通常被视为制革的原料；几乎不用来指人的皮肤。

  The tannery turns thick cow hides into sturdy leather boots.

  制革厂把厚厚的牛皮加工成结实的皮靴。

• skin

  Skin is the general, neutral word for the outer covering of any person's or animal's body, whether alive or as material; it has no special link to fur or leather-making.

  skin 是泛指人或动物身体表层的中性词，既可指活体的皮肤，也可指作为材料的皮，和毛皮或制革没有特别的联系。

  A snake sheds its old skin several times a year.

  蛇每年要蜕好几次皮。

• pelt

  Pelt is an animal's skin still covered in fur, especially from small game like rabbits or foxes; it evokes hunting, trapping or the fur trade, not leather-making.

  pelt 指仍带着毛的动物皮，尤指兔子、狐狸等小型猎物的皮，让人联想到狩猎、诱捕或毛皮贸易，而非制革。

  The trapper sold a soft fox pelt to the fur trader.

  捕猎者把一张柔软的狐狸毛皮卖给了毛皮商人。

Hide, skin and pelt all can mean an animal's skin, but they differ. Hide is thick skin used for leather. Skin is the general, neutral word for a body's outer covering. Pelt is skin covered in fur. Hide can mean 'conceal'; pelt can mean 'throw'.

这三个词都可以指某种“皮”，但侧重不同：skin 是最普通、中性的说法，hide 强调厚而坚韧、可制革的兽皮，pelt 强调带毛的兽皮，常与狩猎、皮草贸易相关。注意：hide 另有动词义“躲藏”，pelt 另有动词义“（用雪球等）投掷”，这里均不作比较。