[yǎn gài]
cover; conceal; blanket; embosk; paper over
conceal contradictions
掩盖矛盾
Sugar coating hides the taste of pills.
糖衣掩盖了药片的药味。
Lies cannot cover up [conceal] the facts.
谎言掩盖不了事实。
It's silly to paper over the problem; it will only crop up again one day.
把这个问题掩盖起来的作法是愚蠢的， 总有一天还会暴露的。