concealer

/kənˈsiːlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈsiːlər/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈsē-lər/ (ame, mw)

concealer — noun

  • concealersingular
  • concealersplural

1. a thick, skin-coloured cream that you put onto small parts of your face to make

1.名詞B2
釋義

a thick, skin-coloured cream that you put onto small parts of your face to make spots, red areas, or shadows under your eyes look less visible.

例句

Adina dabbed a little concealer under her eyes before the morning meeting.

collocation: dab concealer under one's eyes

Isabela bought a new tube of concealer to cover the red spots on her chin.

collocation: a tube of concealer

同義詞
  • cover-up

    informal everyday word for the same product

  • corrector

    specialist make-up term for products that neutralise colour (e.g. green corrector for redness) before concealer is applied

文法句型

a tube of concealer

apply concealer

用法筆記

Often sold in tubes, sticks, or small pots and chosen to match the user's skin tone. Subject of the verb 'apply' or 'blend' is typically the wearer or a make-up artist; the object of 'cover' or 'hide' is a specific mark, spot, or shadow rather than the whole face.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a concealer powder for my whole face.
✅I bought a foundation for my whole face.
💡concealer is for small problem spots; foundation covers the whole face.
❌She put concealer on her hair to hide grey.
✅She used hair colour to cover her grey hair.
💡concealer is only for skin, not hair.