"sweep under the rug" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 掩盖（问题）
• 掩藏（问题）

Definition

选择掩盖或无视问题或错误，而不是去解决它，希望别人不会注意到。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式、带批评意味的表达，形容有人逃避责任或问题。通常用于问题、坏消息或错误，不用于实物。类似于“掩盖”或“有意忽视”。常和“试图”搭配。

Examples

You can't just sweep under the rug the problems in the team.

你不能只把团队的问题**掩盖**过去。

The company tried to sweep under the rug their financial mistake.

公司试图**掩盖**他们的财务失误。

It’s better to talk about problems than to sweep them under the rug.

讨论问题比**掩盖它们**要好。

Whenever something goes wrong, she just sweeps it under the rug and pretends everything’s fine.

每当出了问题，她总是**掩盖**过去，假装一切都很好。

People used to sweep scandals under the rug, but now the news spreads fast.

以前人们常常**掩盖丑闻**，但现在消息传得很快。

Just sweeping it under the rug won’t make the issue go away—it only gets worse.

只**掩盖**问题并不能让它消失，只会变得更糟。