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
- 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。 - 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。 - So be yourself. Don't engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life.
所以要做回自己,不要沉沦到一个令你的生活不愉快的面具中去。 - 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。 - 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。 - She denied that there had been any cover-up.
她否认有任何隐瞒。 - His conduct is a mere cover-up for his nervousness.
他的行为只是为了掩护他的紧张。 - 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? - 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。
