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- 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。
- Government sources denied there had been a deliberate cover-up.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (对罪行或错误的)掩饰,掩盖
Acover-upis an attempt to hide a crime or mistake.- 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。
- General Schwarzkopf denied there'd been any cover-up.
in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 coverup
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。