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

• I'm not going to stand for a cover-up.
  我不会忍受掩盖行为的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• UFO cover-up can be sent packing!
  飞碟掩盖可以赶跑了！
• There seems no smoking gun in this cover-up scandal involving the college president.
  这个丑闻的掩盖涉及大学校长，似乎没有证据。
• His conduct is a mere cover-up for his nervousness.
  他的行为只是为了掩护他的紧张。
• That means it's a murder and a cover-up.
  那意味着凶手想隐盖些什么。
• I thought it might be connected with his work in iraq, some kind of cover-up.
  我想那应该跟他在伊拉克的工作有关，某种掩饰工作。
• Why the big cover-up in the death of a prostitute?
  一个妓女的死为什么需要一个如此大的掩饰？