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

You are lying and lies can not cover up facts.
你在说谎，但谎言掩盖不了事实。
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？
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。
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。
He told a lie to cover up his real intention.
他撒了一个谎以掩盖其真正意图。
I tried to cover up what I have to better themselves, but I do not fool myself.
我试图掩盖我这种上进，但是我骗不了我自己。
The wings of a crow can never cover up the sun.
乌鸦的翅膀遮不住太阳。
You must not cover up your mistake.
你不可以掩饰自己的错误。
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。
But I don't want to just cover up my fears, I want to solve them.
但我不想只是掩盖我的恐惧，我要解决这些恐惧。