| 单词 | cover story |
| 释义 | cover storySEE SYNONYMS FOR cover story ON THESAURUS.COM nouna magazine article highlighted by an illustration on the cover. a fabricated story used to conceal a true purpose; alibi: No one believed the cover story released to the press. Origin of cover storyFirst recorded in 1945–50 Words nearby cover storycover point, covers, coversed sine, cover-shoulder, cover slip, cover story, covert, covert action, covert cloth, covert coat, cover text Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cover story
Idioms and Phrases with cover storycover story A featured story in a magazine that concerns the illustration on the cover, as in The earthquake is this week's cover story for all the news magazines. [Mid-1900s] A false story intended to mislead or deceive; also, an alibi. For example, Their cover story while investigating local repair services was that they had just bought the house and were having problems, or The suspect gave the police some cover story about being held up. [Mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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