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

• 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。
• Most have at least heard the rumors about a rogue planet in the inner solar system and many have been frankly informed about the cover-up and the need for their cooperation.
  他们中的大多数至少听说了关于内太阳系存在的流氓行星的流言，并且很多人被坦白地告知掩盖活动需要他们的合作。
• There was no cover-up.
  根本就没有做什么掩饰。
• If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government.
  如果有人想要隐瞒实情，那其中就涉及政府部门最高层的人物。
• 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。
• UFO cover-up can be sent packing!
  飞碟掩盖可以赶跑了！
• 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。
• I'm not going to stand for a cover-up.
  我不会忍受掩盖行为的。
• 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。
• 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。