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fig leaf
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˈfɪɡ ˌliːf/ us /ˈfɪɡ ˌliːf/
fig leafnoun[C usually singular] (LEAF)
the type of leaf sometimes used in paintings to cover a naked person's sex organs（绘画作品中有时用来遮羞的）无花果树叶
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of plants
axil
bark
bilobed
blade
bulb
caning
cascara sagrada
corolla
endodermis
floret
inflorescence
knot
pistil
rooty
rosella
seed coat
seed pod
sessile
sting
taproot
fig leafnoun[C usually singular] (FALSE)
UK
something that hides something else, especially something that is dishonest or embarrassing: 掩人耳目的东西，遮羞布
The spokesperson said the information campaign was a fig leaf to hide the most regressive tax in history.这位发言人说，宣传活动只是为了掩人耳目，以掩饰历史上最倒退的税种。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hiding and disguising
be holed upidiom
booby trap
camo
camouflaged
cloak
drown
hit the deckidiom
hole up (somewhere)
illusion
illusionistically
illusively
lurk
secrete
shroud
shut
shut someone/something out
sidle
skulk
smokescreen
submerge
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