cover up

英 [ˈkʌvər ʌp]

美 [ˈkʌvər ʌp]

（用…）盖在…上（以保护或隐藏）; 隐藏，遮掩（事实）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (用…)盖在…上(以保护或隐藏)
  If youcoversomething or someoneup, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
  1. He fell asleep in the front room so I covered him up with a duvet.
     他在起居室睡着了，我便给他盖上了羽绒被。
• See also:He suspects there's a conspiracy to cover up the crime...They knew they had done something terribly wrong and lied to cover it up...How do we know you're not just covering up for your friend?cover-up

英英释义

verb

• hide from view or knowledge
  1. The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House
  Synonym:cover

双语例句

• Lies cannot cover up [ conceal] the facts.
  谎言掩盖不了事实。
• How do we know you're not just covering up for your friend?
  我们怎么知道你不只是在为自己的朋友遮掩呢？
• He told a lie to cover up his real intention.
  他撒了一个谎以掩盖其真正意图。
• It's a shame that you cover up your beauty so.
  但是多么可惜你掩盖了你所有的魅力。
• How can you cover up your mistake?
  你怎么能把自己的错误掩盖起来呢？
• Irene's cleaning the floor had been a calculated attempt to cover up her crime.
  艾琳擦洗地板就是为了蓄意掩盖她的罪行。
• Cosmetics do not cover up the deficiencies of nature.
  化妆品并不能掩盖先天缺陷。
• You must not cover up your mistake.
  你不可以掩饰自己的错误。
• You are lying and lies can not cover up facts.
  你在说谎，但谎言掩盖不了事实。
• If you must go out, slap on the sunscreen or cover up.
  如果你必须要出去的话，涂上防晒霜或者把自己遮盖起来。