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

verb

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

I know everything, and it is no use for you to try to cover up.
我什么都知道了，你不要隐瞒了。
She tried to cover up her nervousness as she waited to make her speech.
在她等候发言时，她竭力掩饰紧张的心情。
Cosmetics do not cover up the deficiencies of nature.
化妆品并不能掩盖先天缺陷。
How can you cover up your mistake?
你怎么能把自己的错误掩盖起来呢？
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。
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。
He had enough friends in the right places to save his neck and cover up for him
他有很多朋友能保全他，帮他打掩护。
It's a naked moment, and there's nothing you can do to cover up.
这是一个赤裸裸的时刻，你做什么都无法掩饰自己。
He suspects there's a conspiracy to cover up the crime
他怀疑有人密谋掩盖犯罪事实。
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？