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掩盖
yǎngài
Description
"掩盖"的意思是把事情或东西藏起来，不让别人知道或看到。
"掩盖" means to hide something so others do not know or see it.
人们常常用它来说藏起真相或错误。
People often use it to talk about hiding the truth or mistakes.
Meanings
掩盖yǎngài
to cover up; to conceal (facts, truth)
他想掩盖自己的错误。
He wants to cover up his mistakes.
掩盖yǎngài
to cover over (a surface)
大雪掩盖了整个山头。
The heavy snow covered the entire mountain top.
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Notes
- Etymology
掩 (to cover) + 盖 (to cover/lid), two similar characters combined.
- Nuance
掩盖 often implies hiding wrongdoing or truth, more negative than 遮盖.
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