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

• He denied that he took any part in the cover-up.
  他否认自己参与了这一掩盖企图。
• There was no cover-up.
  根本就没有做什么掩饰。
• 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。
• Why the big cover-up in the death of a prostitute?
  一个***的死为什么需要一个如此大的掩饰？
• You believe that story about a cover-up in iraq, gibbs?
  你相信有关在伊拉克掩护的事情吗，吉布斯？
• That means it's a murder and a cover-up.
  那意味着凶手想隐盖些什么。
• Who participated in the cover-up?
  谁参与了掩盖实情？
• His conduct is a mere cover-up for his nervousness.
  他的行为只是为了掩护他的紧张。
• 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。
• 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。