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

• So they used fig leaves for their weaving a skirt Son, to cover up the lower body.
  于是他们用无花果的叶子为自己编织了裙子，来掩饰下体。
• 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。
• They knew they had done something terribly wrong and lied to cover it up
  他们知道自己犯了十分严重的错误，于是撒谎隐瞒。
• 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。
• We shall have frost tonight, don't forget to cover up the cabbages with the mat.
  今天夜里有霜冻，别忘了用席子把白菜苫好。
• You are lying and lies can not cover up facts.
  你在说谎，但谎言掩盖不了事实。
• It's cold and you should cover up warmly.
  天冷，你要穿暖和些。
• The wings of a crow can never cover up the sun.
  乌鸦的翅膀遮不住太阳。
• 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。
• Lies written in ink cannot cover up facts recorded in blood.
  墨写的谎言掩盖不了血写的事实。