cover-up

英 [ˈkʌvər ʌp]

美 [ˈkʌvər ʌp]

n.  掩盖; 掩饰

复数：cover-ups　

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 掩盖；掩饰
  action that is taken to hide a mistake or illegal activity from the public
  1. Government sources denied there had been a deliberate cover-up.
     政府方面否认了有故意掩饰的行为。

柯林斯词典

in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 coverup


• N-COUNT (对罪行或错误的)掩饰，掩盖
  Acover-upis an attempt to hide a crime or mistake.
  1. General Schwarzkopf denied there'd been any cover-up.
     施瓦茨科普夫将军否认曾经有任何掩饰行为。

英英释义

noun

• concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public

双语例句

• However, for us the most important action is to end the current UFO cover-up.
  但是，对我们来说，目前对我们最重要的行动是结束对UFO和外星生命存在的掩盖。
• You are a cover-up artist.
  你是一个隐瞒真相的高手。
• The President was implicated in the cover-up and forced to resign
  总统因与这起真相隐瞒事件有牵连而被迫辞职。
• His conduct is a mere cover-up for his nervousness.
  他的行为只是为了掩护他的紧张。
• She said nothing was stolen, but that's just a cover-up.
  她说什麽东西也没被偷，那不过是掩饰罢了。
• The report was withdrawn soon afterwards, though IRAS have always claimed this was not a cover-up.
  该报告不久就被撤回，但红外天文卫星团队一直声称这不是在掩盖什么。
• So be yourself. Don't engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life.
  所以要做回自己，不要沉沦到一个令你的生活不愉快的面具中去。
• The violence, no matter what form, is a cover-up for fear.
  暴力，无论以何种形式表现，都是恐惧的外衣。
• Who participated in the cover-up?
  谁参与了掩盖实情？
• Everything we know about those guys is a cover-up.
  我们对这些家伙的全部了解都只是遮掩。