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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

      • 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。
      • That means it's a murder and a cover-up.
        那意味着凶手想隐盖些什么。
      • 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。
      • Opponents smell a cover-up, even though there is no evidence of one.
        虽然没有获证,但是反对者也嗅到了包庇气味。
      • They exploit their own people to death, they are corrupt and they cover-up crimes for each other.
        他们不顾自己人们的死活,他们都很腐败并相互掩盖犯罪现实。
      • I'm not going to stand for a cover-up.
        我不会忍受掩盖行为的。
      • You are a cover-up artist.
        你是一个隐瞒真相的高手。
      • UFO cover-up can be sent packing!
        飞碟掩盖可以赶跑了!
      • There was no cover-up.
        根本就没有做什么掩饰。
      • Investigators conducted a year-long probe into the soldiers with Tillman and any possible cover-up.
        调查人员用了整整一年的时间,调查了曾与提尔曼接触过的士兵以及任何可能遮掩的事实。