masquerade

1. V-I To masquerade as someone or something means to pretend to be that person or thing, particularly in order to deceive other people. 冒充

He masqueraded as a doctor and fooled everyone. 他冒充医生，骗过了每一个人。

2. N-COUNT A masquerade is an attempt to deceive people about the true nature or identity of something. 伪装

He told a news conference that the elections would be a masquerade. 他在记者招待会上说选举将是骗人的把戏。