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遮羞布

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Collocation

1
拿……当遮羞布
2
只不过是块遮羞布

Definition

遮羞布:

Literally means:

loincloth

Actually means:

It means the cloth attached to the loins to cover the private parts. It figuratively means words, behaviiors or things that are used to conceal scandals or embarrassment. Derogatory.

系在腰部遮着下身的布。比喻为掩盖见不得人的事所用的言行或事物。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as object. (作宾语)
1
Zài
rénlèi
人类
wénmíng
文明
xiāngdāng
相当
发达
de
jīntiān
今天
  
,
fu
衣服
jīng
已经
jǐnjǐn
不仅仅
shì
kuài
zhēxiū
遮羞布
  
,
hái
bāohán
包含
zhāo
hěnduō
很多
wénhuà
文化
de
nèihán
内涵
  
,
bìng
gěi
rén
dàilái
带来
měi
de
gǎnjué
感觉
  

In today's human civilization has been quite developed, clothes are not only a block of cloth, it also contains a lot of cultural connotations, and give people a feeling of beauty.

2
yīn
shīzhí
失职
ér
néng
zài
rén
zǒngjīng
总经理
  
,
suǒ
所以
jiā
大家
dōu
rènwéi
认为
de
zhí
辞职
bàogào
报告
zhǐbuguò
只不过
shì
kuài
zhēxiū
遮羞布
  

He can no longer be the general manager because of his dereliction of duty, so everyone thinks his resignation report is nothing more than a cover."

3
Zài
wèn
dào
yǒu
méiyǒu
没有
nánpéngyou
男朋友
shí
  
,
dōu
rén
个人
yǐn
隐私
dāng
zhēxiū
遮羞布
  
,
jué
拒绝
huí
回答
rèn
任何
wèn
问题
  

When asked if she had a boyfriend, she used her privacy as a cover and refused to answer any questions.