3[countableC] literary or biblicalALGROUP OF PEOPLE a large crowd of people 众人
Clamoring multitudes demanded a view of the pope.
众人叫嚷着要求面见教皇。
4cover/hide a multitude of sinsCRITICIZEto make faults or problems seem less clear or noticeable – used humorously 掩盖真相,掩藏缺陷[问题]〔幽默用法〕
Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins (=the carpet is dirty, but the pattern hides it).
有图案的地毯不显脏。
Examples from the Corpus
cover/hide a multitude of sins• Curtains around a bed can also hide a multitude of sins in patient care.• Patternedcarpet can hide a multitude of sins.• It hides a multitude of sins.• It was called UDAG-a sincere-sounding acronym that covered a multitude of sins.• Jay was a solid woman, dressed in dark loosecomfortable clothes that hid a multitude of sins.