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

• 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。
• The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.
  警方的调查简直荒唐可笑，完全是在掩盖真相。
• UFO cover-up can be sent packing!
  飞碟掩盖可以赶跑了！
• Massive Cover-up by Election Commission ( SPR) and National Registration Department ( JPN) was detected!
  选举委员会（SPR）和国民登记局（JPN）大规模掩盖行动被揭发！
• However, for us the most important action is to end the current UFO cover-up.
  但是，对我们来说，目前对我们最重要的行动是结束对UFO和外星生命存在的掩盖。
• 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？
• I'm not going to stand for a cover-up.
  我不会忍受掩盖行为的。
• 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。
• The report was withdrawn soon afterwards, though IRAS have always claimed this was not a cover-up.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。
• 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。