hush up

• 短语动词，表示让人闭嘴或把信息掩盖起来以保守秘密。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making someone quiet or suppressing information to keep it secret.

不可数 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Suppress informationinformal

   To prevent something from becoming known to the public, often by using secrecy or influence.

   压下去

   • The company tried to hush up the scandal.
   • They hushed up the details of the accident.
   • The government was accused of hushing up the report.

   同义词censorconcealcover upkeep quietmuzzlestonewallsuppresssweep under the rug

   反义词discloseexposereveal

2. Make quietinformal

   To cause someone or something to become quiet, especially by telling them to stop talking.

   使安静

   • The teacher hushed up the noisy students.
   • She hushed up the children so the baby could sleep.
   • He tried to hush up the crowd before the announcement.

   同义词gaghushmuzzlequietquietenshushsilencestill

基本动词hush