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The word 掩盖 is formed by combining two characters, each contributing its core meaning to create a new, unified concept. The first character, 掩 (yǎn), carries the fundamental idea of "to cover" or "to conceal". The second character, 盖 (gài), independently means "a lid" or "to cover over". When joined, they do not simply add together but blend to form a more potent and often abstract sense of "to cover up", implying an action that hides, obscures, or conceals something from view or knowledge, much like placing a lid over it to keep it from being seen.
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他试图掩盖事实。
政府试图掩盖这起丑闻。
她用笑容掩盖内心的悲伤。
尽管他们努力掩盖，但真相最终被发现了。
为了维护公司声誉，管理层决定掩盖产品缺陷，但这导致了更严重的后果。