1. (Military) a flag to which one is not entitled, flown esp in order to deceive: the ship was sailing under false colours .
2. an assumed or misleading name or guise: to trade under false colours .
词组
true colours,, false colours
真面目,,假面目
属类:简明英汉词典--
hang out false colours
打出骗人的旗号; 挂羊头卖狗肉
属类:综合句库-英汉综合
fight under false colours
以虚伪的借口掩盖自己的行动
属类:综合句库-英汉综合
They are not real merchants. They are political spies sailing under false colours .
他们不是真正的商人,他们是伪装的政治间谍。
属类:通用句库-hotdic.com
1.<div> <i>pl n</i> <div> (Military) a flag to which one is not entitled, flown esp in order to deceive: the ship was sailing under false colours . </div> <div> an assumed or misleading name or guise: to trade under false colours . </div> </div>