What does "cover up" mean?

To hide or conceal To prevent problems or mistakes from being discovered.

How do you use "cover up" in a sentence?

They tried to cover up the scandal. Don't cover up mistakes. The cover-up was worse than the crime.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: To hide or conceal

掩盖、隐瞒

Encubrir, ocultar

隠蔽する、もみ消す

은폐하다, 감추다

To prevent problems or mistakes from being discovered.

防止问题或错误被发现。名词 "cover-up" 指隐瞒行为。

Evitar que se descubran problemas o errores. El sustantivo "cover-up" significa encubrimiento.

問題や間違いが発覚するのを防ぐこと。名詞「cover-up」は「隠蔽工作」。

문제나 실수가 발각되지 않도록 막다.

Base verb: cover

Particle: up

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

They tried to cover up the scandal.
他们试图掩盖丑闻
Intentaron encubrir el escándalo
彼らはスキャンダルを隠蔽しようとした
그들은 스캔들을 은폐하려고 했다.
Don't cover up mistakes.
不要隐瞒错误
No encubras los errores
間違いを隠すな
실수를 감추지 마.
The cover-up was worse than the crime.
掩盖比犯罪本身更糟糕
El encubrimiento fue peor que el delito
隠蔽工作は犯罪より悪かった
은폐 공작이 범죄보다 더 나빴다.

Context: hiding, concealing, scandals

Tone: accusatory

From physically covering something.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal