As a verb, " coat" also means to cover something with a substance.

作为动词，“coat”也表示用某种物质覆盖某物。

You know unless this looks like we're trying to cover something up.

除非这看起来像我们想隐瞒什么。

So, when you gild something you could be trying to cover up something ugly.

因此，当你给某物镀金时，你可能是在试图掩盖一些丑陋的东西。

" To veil" means to cover something, usually a piece of furniture.

“To veil”的意思是盖住某物，通常是一件家具。

This looks like we're trying to cover something up.

这样看起来像是我们想隐瞒什么。

No un-, ya know, unless this looks like we're trying to cover something up.

不 这看起来像我们想隐瞒什么。

" To mask" (mask) means to cover something, to make it difficult or impossible to see or smell or hear something.

“掩饰” （mask）的意思是遮盖某物，使其难以或无法看到或闻到或听到某物。

" To cover something" means to put something on top of, but it doesn't necessarily have to be one on top of the other.

“to cover something”的意思是将某物放在上面，但不一定非要一个放在另一个上面。

Now firstly, this phrasal verb 'wrap up' has the same meaning as 'wrap', the verb which means to cover something usually with paper or with a thin material.

那么首先，这个动词短语 'Wrap up' 的意思和 wrap 一样，表示把某物用纸或其他薄材料包起来。

The expression comes from the verb " to wrap" (wrap) which usually means to cover something with paper or some sort of cloth like a blanket.

该表达来自动词“包裹”（wrap），通常意味着用纸或某种布料（如毯子）覆盖某物。

Over a third of those surveyed think it shows a lack of confidence and almost one in five think people who use it are untrustworthy or trying to cover something up.

超过三分之一的受访者认为这表明缺乏信心，近五分之一的人认为使用它的人不值得信任或试图掩盖某些事情。

As a verb, to " cover up something, " or to " cover something up, " means to prevent other people from seeing it, or prevent other people from knowing about something, usually often something wrong that you did.

作为动词，to " cover up something" 或 to " cover something up" 的意思是防止其他人看到它，或防止其他人知道某事，通常通常是你做错了什么。