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Definition of cover-up in English: cover-upnoun ˈkʌvərʌpˈkəvərˌəp 1An attempt to prevent people discovering the truth about a serious mistake or crime. （对严重错误或罪行的）掩盖；掩饰 they claim he did not gun down the president and insist there was a cover-up Example sentencesExamples - She refused to apologise on behalf of her Department and denied any attempt at a cover-up or bid to suppress the news.
- And when you do it to discredit someone who is telling the truth it's a cover-up.
- A string of safety problems and attempted cover-ups since then has undermined public faith in nuclear energy.
- It may be that we are faced with a serious cover-up which goes to the highest levels.
- One simple fact shows very clearly the extent to which a genuine cover-up of the truth exists.
- It sounds as though the trust was attempting a cover-up.
- What must it be like to be a CSO in a company whose senior management is up to their eyeballs in fraud and cover-ups?
- If so, as so often, the attempted cover-up is far more culpable than the initial flaring of temper.
- However, they did not realise that the DNA test would also be able to expose their attempts at a cover-up.
- Your pitiful attempt at a cover-up afterwards only cost us more trouble.
- Trent said: ‘Autocracy leads to corruption, which leads to cover-ups and cover-ups lead to more corruption.’
- She soon discovers a cover-up involving contaminated water in a local community.
- The director will also ensure police are immediately called to investigate incidents to prevent allegations of cover-ups.
- Many suing chaplains claim cover-ups of such crimes are commonplace.
- These revealed the President's close involvement in the original crime and its subsequent cover-up.
- Maybe he had better try to change the cover-ups to the truth.
- For them, the cover-up of serious crimes is a way of life, a feature of their everyday business.
- In fact, the accounts are contradictory and smack of a rather crude attempt at a cover-up.
- Her crime was to attempt a cover-up of something that wasn't a crime.
- Inference is drawn that an alleged cover-up automatically implies the truth of the hypothesis.
Synonyms whitewash, concealment, deception, suppression, false front, facade, veneer, pretext -gate, camouflage, disguise, mask 2A loose outer garment, as worn over a swimsuit or exercise outfit. （穿在泳装或运动服外面的）罩袍，罩衫 Example sentencesExamples - The beloved long pareo, the swimsuit cover-up of choice for so many years, has shrunk to next to nothing.
- I can't believe it's a coincidence that women designers have led us towards this long-overdue cover-up.
- She ended up wearing swimsuit cover-ups instead.
Definition of cover-up in US English: cover-up(also coverup) nounˈkəvərˌəpˈkəvərˌəp 1An attempt to prevent people's discovering the truth about a serious mistake or crime. （对严重错误或罪行的）掩盖；掩饰 they claim he did not gun down the president and insist there was a cover-up Example sentencesExamples - She soon discovers a cover-up involving contaminated water in a local community.
- What must it be like to be a CSO in a company whose senior management is up to their eyeballs in fraud and cover-ups?
- These revealed the President's close involvement in the original crime and its subsequent cover-up.
- In fact, the accounts are contradictory and smack of a rather crude attempt at a cover-up.
- She refused to apologise on behalf of her Department and denied any attempt at a cover-up or bid to suppress the news.
- It sounds as though the trust was attempting a cover-up.
- A string of safety problems and attempted cover-ups since then has undermined public faith in nuclear energy.
- It may be that we are faced with a serious cover-up which goes to the highest levels.
- Many suing chaplains claim cover-ups of such crimes are commonplace.
- Her crime was to attempt a cover-up of something that wasn't a crime.
- The director will also ensure police are immediately called to investigate incidents to prevent allegations of cover-ups.
- Inference is drawn that an alleged cover-up automatically implies the truth of the hypothesis.
- Maybe he had better try to change the cover-ups to the truth.
- Your pitiful attempt at a cover-up afterwards only cost us more trouble.
- One simple fact shows very clearly the extent to which a genuine cover-up of the truth exists.
- However, they did not realise that the DNA test would also be able to expose their attempts at a cover-up.
- If so, as so often, the attempted cover-up is far more culpable than the initial flaring of temper.
- Trent said: ‘Autocracy leads to corruption, which leads to cover-ups and cover-ups lead to more corruption.’
- For them, the cover-up of serious crimes is a way of life, a feature of their everyday business.
- And when you do it to discredit someone who is telling the truth it's a cover-up.
Synonyms whitewash, concealment, deception, suppression, false front, facade, veneer, pretext 2A loose outer garment, as worn over a swimsuit or exercise outfit. （穿在泳装或运动服外面的）罩袍，罩衫 Example sentencesExamples - The beloved long pareo, the swimsuit cover-up of choice for so many years, has shrunk to next to nothing.
- She ended up wearing swimsuit cover-ups instead.
- I can't believe it's a coincidence that women designers have led us towards this long-overdue cover-up.
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