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 shouldn't try to cover up your mistakes.
有了错误不能捂捂盖盖。
It's cold and you should cover up warmly.
天冷，你要穿暖和些。
Lies, no matter how well invented, cannot cover up the facts.
瞎话编得再圆，也会有漏子。
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。
He told a lie to cover up his real intention.
他撒了一个谎以掩盖其真正意图。
You are lying and lies can not cover up facts.
你在说谎，但谎言掩盖不了事实。
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。
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。
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。
He suspects there's a conspiracy to cover up the crime
他怀疑有人密谋掩盖犯罪事实。