To put or keep out of sight; conceal:隐藏:使不被看到;掩饰:paper over a deficit with accounting gimmicks.在帐上耍花招来掩饰亏空
To downplay or gloss over (differences, for example), especially in order to maintain a nominal, apparent, or temporary unity.虚饰:掩饰或暂平息(如不同点),尤其为了维持名义上的、表面的或暂时的团结