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单词 cover-up
释义

cover-up

noun

cov·​er-up ˈkə-vər-ˌəp How to pronounce cover-up (audio)
1
a
: a device or stratagem for masking or concealing
his garrulousness is a cover-up for insecurity
b
: a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public
2
: a loose outer garment

Synonyms

  • blanket
  • cloak
  • cope
  • cover
  • covering
  • coverture
  • curtain
  • hood
  • mantle
  • mask
  • pall
  • penumbra
  • robe
  • shroud
  • veil
  • wraps
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Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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