cover up

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

cover up phrasal verb (see also ↑cover)
1. cover something ↔ up to put something over something else so that it cannot be seen:
Her legs were so swollen she had to cover them up.
2. cover something ↔ up to prevent people from discovering mistakes or unpleasant facts ⇨ whitewash:
The affair was covered up and never reached the papers.
Mum’s worried, but she covers it up by joking. ⇨ ↑cover-up
3. cover up for somebody to protect someone by hiding unpleasant facts about them:
They covered up for Kirk by refusing to answer any questions.
4. to put clothes, ↑blankets etc over yourself in order to protect or hide your body, or to keep yourself warm:
Cover up, or stay out of the sun.
cover yourself up
Hastily, she covered herself up with the towel.

cover+uphu

◎	['kʌvə'ʌp]
※	danh từ
	■	biện pháp hay cái che đậy (thường) là một tội ác
	■	lý do đưa ra để che đậy
◎	[cover up]
〆	saying & slang
	■	hide it, sweep under the carpet
		☆	He can't cover up his mistake because people know about it.