| 短语 | cover up |
| 释义 | cover up 1. cover sth ↔ up to put something over something else so that it cannot be seen遮盖，覆盖:•Her legs were so swollen she had to cover them up.她的双腿肿得很厉害，她只好把它们遮住。2. cover sth ↔ up to prevent people from discovering mistakes or unpleasant facts掩饰，隐瞒;⇒whitewash:•The affair was covered up and never reached the papers.这一事件被隐瞒了起来，始终没有见报。•Mum's worried, but she covers it up by joking.妈非常担心，但她用说笑话来掩饰。⇒COVER-UP3. cover up for sb to protect someone by hiding unpleasant facts about them为某人掩盖错误; 包庇某人:•They covered up for Kirk by refusing to answer any questions.为了袒护柯克，他们拒绝回答任何问题。4. to put clothes, BLANKETS etc over yourself in order to protect or hide your body, or to keep yourself warm穿上衣服; 盖上毯子:•Cover up, or stay out of the sun.遮盖一下，要不就别站在太阳底下。cover yourself up•Hastily, she covered herself up with the towel.她急忙用毛巾把自己盖起来。ˌcover ˈup|ˌcover yourself ˈupto put on more clothes加（或多）穿衣服；穿暖和cover up1. cover completely; protect with clothing, etc. 盖严；用衣服等把…裹起来 * He covered the child up with a blanket. 他用一条毯子把孩子盖严。 * It's very cold outside and you should cover up warmly. 外面很冷，你要穿暖和些。2. hide sth. wrong or bad 掩盖；掩饰 * Lies cannot cover up facts. 谎言掩盖不了事实。 * No pretty words can cover up its aggressive acts. 漂亮的言辞掩盖不了它的侵略行径。cover up1.裹住;裹起来：Mother covered up her baby with a thick quilt and held it in her arms.妈妈用厚棉被把她的婴儿裹起来，把它抱在怀中。2.掩盖;掩饰：The student tried to cover up his mistake from his teacher，but this only added to it.那学生试图掩盖他的错误不叫老师知道，但这更加重了他的错误。 |
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