cover 英 [ˈkʌvə(r)]   美 [ˈkʌvɚ]

cover

cover  英 [ˈkʌvə(r)] 美 [ˈkʌvɚ]

vt. 采访,覆盖,报导;掩盖  n. 封面,封皮;掩盖 

进行时:covering  过去式:covered  过去分词:covered  第三人称单数:covers  名词复数:covers 

She covered her face with her hands. 她双手掩面。
Snow covered the ground. 大雪覆盖了大地。

  • To cover something is to conceal it by putting something on top of it. In many religions, it's important for people to cover their heads in various instances.
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  • vt. 采访,覆盖,报导;掩盖
  • n. 封面,封皮;掩盖
  • 1. She covered her face with her hands.

    她双手掩面。

  • 2. Snow covered the ground.

    大雪覆盖了大地。

  • 3. The players were soon covered in mud.

    那些运动员很快就浑身溅满了泥。

  • 4. The survey covers all aspects of the business.

    调查包括这家企业的各个方面。

  • 5. $100 should cover your expenses.

    *100 元该足够支付你的费用了。

  • 6. She's covering the party's annual conference.

    她正在报道这个政党的年会新闻。

  • 7. I have to go out for a minute—will you cover for me if anyone asks where I am?

    我得出去一会儿,假如有人问起我在哪里你能为我搪塞一下吗?

  • 8. Cover me while I move forward.

    掩护我前进。

  • 9. a cushion cover

    靠垫套

  • 10. Everyone ran for cover when it started to rain.

    雨下起来时,大家都跑着找地方避雨。

  • 11. the front cover, the back cover

    封面╱底

  • 12. It's the manager's job to organize cover for staff who are absent.

    安排他人顶替缺席的员工是经理的工作。

  • cover (n.) mid-14c., "something laid, placed or spread (on something else),"  from cover (v.). Sense of "something which veils or screens from sight" is from c. 1400. From c. 1500 as "shelter" of any kind, later especially in hunting, "shrubbery, brush, or thickets which conceal game" (1719).
  • cover (v.) mid-12c., "protect or defend from harm," from Old French covrir "to cover, protect, conceal, dissemble" (12c., Modern French couvrir), from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperire "to cover over, overwhelm, bury," from assimilated form of com-, here probably an intensive prefix (see com-), + operire "to close, cover," from PIE compound *op-wer-yo-, from *op- "over" (see epi-) + root *wer- (4) "to cover."
cover / ˈkʌvə(r) ; NAmE ˈkʌvər / verb , noun cover covers covered covering verb hide/protect 隐藏;保护 1 [transitive ] coversth (with sth) to place sth over or in front of sth in order to hide or protect it 掩蔽;遮盖 Cover the chicken loosely with foil. 用锡箔把鸡肉松松地盖起来。 She covered her face with her hands. 她双手掩面。 ( figurative) He laughed to cover (= hide)his nervousness. 他哈哈大笑以掩饰他紧张的心情。 synonyms at hide spread over surface 覆盖 2 [transitive ] coversth to lie or spread over the surface of sth 盖;覆盖 Snow covered the ground. 大雪覆盖了大地。 Much of the country is covered by forest. 森林覆盖着这个国家的大片土地。 3 [transitive ] to put or spread a layer of liquid, dust, etc. on sb/sth 撒上,洒上,溅上(一层液体、尘土等) coversb/sth in sth The players were soon covered in mud. 那些运动员很快就浑身溅满了泥。 coversb/sth with sth The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand. 风从沙漠那边吹来把一切都蒙上了一层沙子。 include 包括 4 [transitive ] coversth to include sth; to deal with sth 包括;包含;涉及;处理 The survey covers all aspects of the business. 调查包括这家企业的各个方面。 The lectures covereda lot of ground (= a lot of material, subjects, etc.). 这些讲座涉及的内容极为广泛丰富。 the sales team covering the northern part of the country (= selling to people in that area) 负责这个国家北部地区的销售队伍 Do the rules cover (= do they apply to)a case like this? 这些规则适用于这样的情况吗? money 款项 5 [transitive ] coversth to be or provide enough money for sth 足以支付;够付 $100 should cover your expenses. *100 元该足够支付你的费用了。 Your parents will have to cover your tuition fees. 你的父母得支付你的学费。 The show barely covered its costs. 这场演出勉强够本。 distance/area 距离;面积 6 [transitive ] coversth to travel the distance mentioned 行走(一段路程) By sunset we had covered thirty miles. 到日落时我们已走了三十英里。 They walked for a long time and covereda good deal of ground. 他们步行了很长时间,走遍一大段路。 7 [transitive ] coversth to spread over the area mentioned 占(一片面积) The reserve covers an area of some 1 140 square kilometres. 保护区占地面积大约 1 140 平方公里。 report news 报道新闻 8 [transitive ] coversth to report on an event for television, a newspaper, etc; to show an event on television 报道;电视报道 She's covering the party's annual conference. 她正在报道这个政党的年会新闻。 The BBC will cover all the major games of the tournament. 英国广播公司将报道这次锦标赛的所有重要赛事。 for sb 代替某人 9 [intransitive ] coverfor sb to do sb's work or duties while they are away 代替,顶替,替补(某人工作或履行职责) I'm covering for Jane while she's on leave. 简休假时我来顶替她工作。 10 [intransitive ] coverfor sb to invent a lie or an excuse that will stop sb from getting into trouble (为免他人陷入麻烦而用谎话或借口)遮掩,掩盖,敷衍 I have to go out for a minute—will you cover for me if anyone asks where I am? 我得出去一会儿,假如有人问起我在哪里你能为我搪塞一下吗? with insurance 保险 11 [transitive ] to protect sb against loss, injury, etc. by insurance 给…保险 coversb/sth (against/for sth) Are you fully covered for fire and theft? 你是否充分地保了火险和盗窃险? coversb/sth to do sth Does this policy cover my husband to drive? 这份保险单是否保我丈夫的驾车险? against blame 防遭指责 12 [transitive ] coveryourself (against sth) to take action in order to protect yourself against being blamed for sth 采取行动(以使自己免遭责备) One reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims. 医生测量体温的一个原因是免得因玩忽职守而遭受索赔。 with gun 用枪 13 [transitive ] coversb to protect sb by threatening to shoot at anyone who tries to attack them 掩护 Cover me while I move forward. 掩护我前进。 14 [transitive ] coversb/sth to aim a gun at a place or person so that nobody can escape or shoot 用枪瞄准(以致无人可逃跑或开枪) The police covered the exits to the building. 警方用枪封锁了那栋大楼的出口。 Don't move—we've got you covered! 不许动!我们的枪口正对着你们! song 歌曲 15 [transitive ] coversth to record a new version of a song that was originally recorded by another band or singer 翻唱(原来由另一乐队或歌手演唱的歌曲) They've covered an old Rolling Stones number. 他们翻唱了滚石乐队的一首老歌。 IDIOMS cover all the ˈbases to consider and deal with all the things that could happen or could be needed when you are arranging sth 考虑周全;面面俱到 cover your ˈback ( informal) ( NAmE also cover your ˈass taboo, slang ) to realize that you may be blamed or criticized for sth later and take action to avoid this 粉饰污点;防止可预见的指摘 Get everything in writing in order to cover your back. 一切都要立字为据,以绝后患。 cover your ˈtracks to try and hide what you have done, because you do not want other people to find out about it 掩盖自己的行径 He had attempted to cover his tracks by making her death appear like suicide. 他使她的死亡看起来像是自杀,企图以此掩盖自己的罪行。 more at multitude PHRASAL VERBS ˌcover sth↔ˈin to put a covering or roof over an open space (给露天场地)装顶盖,加顶 ˌcover sth↔ˈover to coversth completely so that it cannot be seen (完全)盖住,遮住 SYN conceal The Roman remains are now covered over by office buildings. 这些罗马时代的遗址现已被栋栋办公大楼完全遮住。 ˌcover ˈup | ˌcover yourself ˈup to put on more clothes 加(或多)穿衣服;穿暖和 ˌcover sth↔ˈup 1 to coversth completely so that it cannot be seen (完全)盖住,遮住 He covered up the body with a sheet. 他用一条布单把尸体盖上了。 2 ( disapproving) to try to stop people from knowing the truth about a mistake, a crime, etc. 掩盖(错误、罪行等的)真相 related noun cover-up noun protection/shelter 保护;遮蔽物 1 [countable ] a thing that is put over or on another thing, usually to protect it or to decorate it 覆盖物;掩蔽物;套子;罩子 a cushion cover 靠垫套 a plastic waterproof cover for the stroller 手推童车的塑料防水篷 see also dust cover , loose cover 2 [uncountable ] a place that provides shelter from bad weather or protection from an attack 躲避处;避难所;庇护所 Everyone ran for coverwhen it started to rain. 雨下起来时,大家都跑着找地方避雨。 The climbers took coverfrom the storm in a cave. 登山者在山洞里躲避暴风雨。 After the explosion the street was full of people running for cover. 爆炸发生以后,满街的人都奔跑躲避。 of book 3 [countable ] the outside of a book or a magazine (书刊的)封面,封皮 the front/back cover 封面╱底 Her face was on the cover (= the front cover)of every magazine. 各种杂志的封面都有她的头像。 He always reads the paper from cover to cover (= everything in it). 他总是把报纸从头到尾全看一遍。 insurance 保险 4 ( BrE) ( NAmE cov·er·age ) [uncountable ] cover(against sth) protection that an insurance company provides by promising to pay you money if a particular event happens (保险公司的)保险 accident cover 事故保险 cover against accidental damage 意外损害保险 with weapons 武器 5 [uncountable ] support and protection that is provided when sb is attacking or in danger of being attacked 掩护;防护 The ships needed air cover (= protection by military planes)once they reached enemy waters. 一到达敌方的水域,船只就需要空中掩护。 trees/plants 树木;植物 6 [uncountable ] trees and plants that grow on an area of land (生长在一个地区的)树木植物,自然植被 The total forest cover of the earth is decreasing. 地球上森林覆盖的总面积正在减少。 cloud/snow 云;雪 7 [uncountable ] the fact of the sky being covered with cloud or the ground with snow (云层的)遮盖;(雪的)覆盖 Fog and low cloud cover are expected this afternoon. 预计今天下午有雾和低空云层。 In this area there is snow cover for six months of the year. 这个地区一年中有六个月被积雪覆盖。 on bed 床上 8 the covers [plural ] the sheets, blankets,etc. on a bed 床单;床罩;毯子;被子 She threw back the covers and leapt out of bed. 她掀开被子跳下床来。 song 歌曲 9 [countable ] = cover version hiding sth 隐藏 10 [countable ,  usually singular ] cover(for sth) activities or behaviour that seem honest or true but that hide sb's real identity or feelings, or that hide sth illegal (对身分、感情或违法事情的)掩盖,掩饰 His work as a civil servant was a cover for his activities as a spy. 他以公务员的工作来掩护他搞间谍活动。 Her over-confident attitude was a cover for her nervousness. 她以过分自信的态度来掩饰她紧张的心情。 It would only take one phone call to blow their cover (= make known their true identities and what they were really doing). 只要拨打一个电话就可揭穿他们的伪装。 for sb's work 代替某人工作 11 [uncountable ] the fact of sb doing another person's job when they are away or when there are not enough staff 代替工作;代劳;替补 It's the manager's job to organize cover for staff who are absent. 安排他人顶替缺席的员工是经理的工作。 Ambulance drivers provided only emergency cover during the dispute. 纠纷期间救护车司机只提供急救替班。 IDIOMS break ˈcover to leave a place that you have been hiding in, usually at a high speed 匆匆离开隐蔽处;冲出躲藏处 under ˈcover 1 pretending to be sb else in order to do sth secretly (为秘密活动)伪装着,装扮着,冒名顶替 a police officer working under cover 做隐蔽工作的警察 2 under a structure that gives protection from the weather 在遮挡物下(避风雨) under (the) cover of sth hidden or protected by sth 在…的掩护(或保护)下 Later, under cover of darkness, they crept into the house. 后来他们在夜幕的掩护下溜进了房子。 under separate ˈcover ( business ) in a separate envelope 另函 The information you requested is being forwarded to you under separate cover. 现另函寄上所要资料。 more at judge v. cover / ˈkʌvə(r) ; NAmE ˈkʌvər /
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