| 词组 | cover up |
| 释义 | cover up 1. cover up sth • cover sth up to stop people from finding out the truth about something such as a crime or a mistake: ▪ Confidential information was stolen from an office in the Watergate building, and Nixon tried to cover it up. ▪ Hemmings stole a total of $150,000 from the company, falsifying the accounts to cover it up. ▪ Although Yeltsin's heart attack was covered up by the Kremlin, it was obvious that he was not in day-to-day charge of the government. cover up for sb (=protect someone who has done something bad or wrong by trying to stop people from finding out about it) ▪ Tammy Jones lied to cover up for her husband, saying that he had been at home with her on March 15th. cover-up n C an attempt to prevent the public from discovering the truth about something: ▪ The government immediately began a massive cover-up, blaming the demonstrators for the violence. 2. cover up sth/sb • cover sth/sb up to cover something or someone with something, in order to hide or protect them: ▪ We'd better cover up all the furniture while we're doing the decorating. ▪ When the sun is very strong, it's best to cover yourself up rather than relying on sun screens. |
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