Government sources denied there had been a deliberate cover-up.
政府方面否认了有故意掩饰的行为。
1.掩盖手段[手法]
1.an attempt to stop people from discovering the truth about something, especially a crime or a serious mistake
1.Meanwhile, city officials in Shijiazhuang are now accused of helping cover up the problem rather than trying to warn the public.
同时石家庄市的官员们被指责掩盖问题而非警告公众。
2.As if she was using her breathtaking looks to cover up her sins and fallen soul, to deceive people, and drag them down to Hell with her.
好像她是用她的惊人掩盖她看上去罪和堕落的灵魂都是骗人的，并把他们拖入地狱和她在一起。
3.i clung with both hands till my nails ached , and i shut my eyes as if to cover up the peril.
我用双手死死抓住横桁，直弄得指甲疼痛。我闭上眼睛，不敢正视。
4."Why this huge isolation of the church and this huge focus on cover-up in the church when it has been going on for centuries? " he asked.
他问到：“性侵犯事件几百年来屡见不鲜，为什么现在却如此大张旗鼓单挑教会出来替罪？为什么现在却只对教会的掩饰行为作如此巨大的聚焦？”
5.Heng shook his head silently, but after a few moments another sob escaped, and again he tried to cover up his crying.
兴慢慢的摇了摇头，但过了一段时间以后又发出了抽泣声，他试图掩饰自己的抽泣。
6.It strikes me that the author tries very hard to cover up the fact that she cannot read the Global Times in Chinese.
作者拼命掩饰自己其实并不能阅读中文版的《环球时报》，这令我吃惊。
7.so I made Jim lay down in the canoe and cover up with a quilt, because if he set up people could tell he was a nigger a good ways off.
所以我让杰姆躺在小舟里，用被子蒙上。因为如果他一坐起来，人家老远就能认出是个黑奴。
8.If carved too much to cover up its own texture and color of wood, as the builders did not take.
如雕花过多，掩盖了木质本身的纹理与色彩，为匠人所不取。
9.All of her problems were exaggerated to cover up for Director John Huston's gambling and the terrible waste of money on the production.
玛丽莲的所有问题多被夸大以便掩盖导演约翰休斯敦的赌博以及在拍摄过程中浪费大量的金钱。
10.Kids are perceptive and know something is up, so trying to cover up a harsh reality to protect them only fuels their worries more.
孩子有敏锐的洞察力，知道发生了什么事。所以，为了保护他们，尽量的掩盖严酷的事实，以免他们更加的担心。