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Her sickness was a myth to cover up her dislike of the work.她的病是用来掩饰她厌恶工作的谎言。They possibly falsified the results to cover up the inadequacies of their theory.他们有可能篡改了结果，以掩盖其理论的种种缺陷。She used dried leaves and twigs to cover up the hole.她用干树叶和小树枝盖住洞口。I tried to cover up for him but without success.我设法替他掩饰，但没成功。Lewis asked his wife to lie in an attempt to cover up the murder.刘易斯要求妻子说谎，企图掩饰那起凶杀案。His behaviour is an attempt to cover up his insecurities.他的行为是想掩饰自己的不自信。He tried to cover up his mistakes but in vain.他试图掩饰他的错误，但办不到。He claims he was asked to falsify data to cover up manufacturing lapses.他宣称有人指使他篡改数据，用以掩盖生产中的漏洞。Irene's cleaning the floor had been a calculated attempt to cover up her crime.艾琳擦洗地板就是为了蓄意掩盖她的罪行。She always wears a lot of make-up to cover up her spots.她总是在脸上涂上厚厚的脂粉以遮盖雀斑。He tries to cover up the bald spot on his head.他尽量将脑袋上头发脱光的地方遮盖起来。The story he told was a pathetic attempt to cover up a lie.他胡乱编造了一个情况妄图掩盖谎言。Nixon tried to cover up the burglary, but the truth had to come out in the end.尼克松想要隐瞒这次入室盗窃事件，但最终真相必然大白。They used special paint to cover up the cracks in the wall.他们用特制的涂料来遮盖墙上的裂缝。The mayor attempted to cover up what was a clear case of police brutality. 市长试图掩盖一起明显的警察施暴案件。He suspects there's a conspiracy to cover up the crime.他怀疑有人密谋掩盖犯罪事实。They tried to cover up the crime/mistake/problem/scandal.他们试图隐瞒罪行/过失/问题/丑闻。The company tried to cover up its employment of illegal immigrants.这家公司企图掩盖其雇用非法移民的事实。I'm rather disturbed by the way the company tried to cover up the truth.我对公司企图掩盖事实真相的做法深感不安。I think they stole the money and then lied about it to cover up their guilt.我认为他们偷了钱，然后又撒谎掩盖罪责。 |