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
- His conduct is a mere cover-up for his nervousness.
他的行为只是为了掩护他的紧张。 - Who participated in the cover-up?
谁参与了掩盖实情? - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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这个丑闻的掩盖涉及大学校长,似乎没有证据。 - The report was withdrawn soon afterwards, though IRAS have always claimed this was not a cover-up.
该报告不久就被撤回,但红外天文卫星团队一直声称这不是在掩盖什么。 - 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。 - 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。