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Meaning of 遮羞布

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
遮 zhē 羞 xiū 布 bù
loincloth; (fig.) fig leaf; Classifiers: 块
Example Sentences
1
制裁只是无能政客的遮羞布
。
Sanctions were a mere fig-leaf for weak politicians.
2
难道我们可以说姚明是国家男篮创造出的遮羞布吗
?
Can we say that Yao Ming is the fig leaf created by the Chinese Men's Basketball Team?
3
这是道德问题
,
在这样一个腐败深入骨髓的体制中
,
我要变成一块遮羞布吗
?
Morally the question was, am I becoming the fig leaf to legitimate a system that was deeply corrupt?
4
他们怀疑那一套市场经济说辞的代名词
“
华盛顿共识
”
不过还是商业利益的遮羞布
。
They suspected that the free-market rhetoric - "the Washington consensus, " as it is known in shorthand - was just a cover for the old commercial interests.
5
有一件事是肯定的
:
2011年
的文人政府
,
作为军政府的遮羞布
,
没有留给她任何位置
。
One thing is certain: when the fig leaf of civilian government arrives in 2011, there will be no place in it for the Lady.