cover-up

英 [ˈkʌvər ʌp]

美 [ˈkʌvər ʌp]

n.  掩盖; 掩饰

复数：cover-ups　

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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

• His conduct is a mere cover-up for his nervousness.
  他的行为只是为了掩护他的紧张。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm not going to stand for a cover-up.
  我不会忍受掩盖行为的。
• Who participated in the cover-up?
  谁参与了掩盖实情？
• 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。
• 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。
• Joe's cover-up to his mother after he had been fighting was that he fell down.
  乔打架后向母亲编的籍口是他跌交了。
• The bank denied any involvement in a cover-up of losses at Olympus.
  该金融机构否认与掩盖奥林巴斯（Olympus）亏损一事有任何关联。