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单词 hush up
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hush up

1. phrasal verb
If someone hushes something up, they prevent other people from knowing about it.
The star shot him with an air rifle, then offered him money to hush it up. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
The Ministry desperately tried to hush up the whole affair. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
2. phrasal verb
If people in authority hush someone up, they try to stop that person revealing information which they want to keep secret.
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hush up in British English

verb
(tr, adverb)
to suppress information or rumours about

hush up in American English

1. 
to keep quiet
2. 
to keep from being told; suppress the report or discussion of
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Examples of 'hush up' in a sentence
hush up

Or was it an attempt of a community to hush up scandals within its ranks?
Low, Ona TO HIS JUST DESSERTS
The court would probably hush up the sordid details, but saying goodbye to Mum was going to be tough on him, whatever way you looked at it.
Moore, Margaret FORESTS OF THE NIGHT

Chinese translation of 'hush up'

hush up

vt

  1. [scandal etc] 不让(讓)张(張)扬(揚) (bù ràng zhāngyáng)
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hush up

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