action that is taken to hide a mistake or an illegal activity from the public 掩盖;掩饰 Extra ExamplesMilitary leaders were involved in a massive cover-up. 军事首脑们卷入了一起重大的隐瞒真相事件。 cover-ups by the police 警方隐瞒真相的行为 evidence of a cover-up over arms sales 掩盖出售武器真相的证据
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- massive
- government
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- be engaged in
- be implicated in
- be involved in
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- cover-up by
- allegations of a cover-up
- claims of a cover-up