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。

She's obviously covering up something about that necklace.

她显然在项链的事上有所隐瞒。

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。