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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

      • 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!
      • Who participated in the cover-up?
        谁参与了掩盖实情?
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • She denied that there had been any cover-up.
        她否认有任何隐瞒。
      • 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。
      • 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?
      • The report was withdrawn soon afterwards, though IRAS have always claimed this was not a cover-up.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。
      • There was no cover-up.
        根本就没有做什么掩饰。