1Put something on top of or in front of (something) in order to protect or conceal it.

桌子上盖着一块格子花桌布。

1. 1.1 Envelop in a layer of something, especially dirt.
   （尤指污物）把…包（或裹）住
   he was covered in mud

   他浑身是泥。

   figurative she was covered in confusion

   〈喻〉她非常局促不安。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Water drenched the front of his shirt and his face was covered with it, as well.
   • He went out to look and saw that the front of the school was covered with water and impassable.
   • They have two long slender wings, completely covered with scales, a thin skin covers them almost like fabric.
   • From head to toe, he and his blue and white militia's uniform were covered in dirt.
   • A thick layer of dirt covered him, probably from having been dragged along the filthy floors of the prison.
   • Penny was covered in mud but there was nothing she could do about it.
   • I ran my hands over my body trying to remove the layer of dirt that may have covered me since my last shower.
   • Only, the surface of the fruit is covered with crystal, giving it a surreal look.
   • The path was covered with green grass, a stream ran beside it.
   • Unfortunately, a cold front had moved in and the car windshield was covered with frost.
   • The lips are covered with skin on the outside and with slippery mucous membranes on the inside of the mouth.
   • Her shoulders were covered with rough, peeling skin, the result of sunburn.
   • After ten days my face was covered with freshly growing skin.
   • I claimed that the early Earth was covered with water, as stated in the Bible.
   • Both were covered completely in dirt, mud, and more of that reddish stuff.
   • Fire trucks clustered around the scene and the ground was covered with mounds of white, fire-retardant foam.
   • He dragged himself up the walk, dimly noticing that the front window was covered with condensation.
   • His uniform imitated veterans, his jacket being the only thing not covered in dirt.
   • It takes you an hour to pack and then everything is covered in dirt and sand within two minutes.
   • They had been replaced by dingy towers that were covered in rust and dirt and the streets were full of filth.
   • When the Guardian visited yesterday, their burnt legs were covered with a white cream and wrapped in plastic.

   Synonyms

   cake, coat, encrust, plaster, spread thickly, smother, daub, smear, bedaub, overspread

   literary besmear

   blanket, overlay, overspread, carpet, overlie, extend over, layer, coat, film, submerge

   literary mantle, pave
2. 1.2 Scatter a layer of loose material over (a floor or other surface), leaving it obscured.
   在（地面等表面）上撒（或散布）
   the barn floor was covered in straw

   谷仓的地上撒满了稻草。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It turns out that last week, though, those greens were covered with a few inches of white stuff.
   • Stalks of straw covered the floor and random stalks floated about in the breeze.
   • I scanned the layer of dead leaves covering the rainforest floor but saw nothing.
   • The beach was covered with jellyfish in an array of colours.
   • However, in 1974, following deterioration, the site was covered with soil to protect it.
   • Papers scattered the floor, covering every inch like a carpet.
   • Layers of dust covered its surface as if no one had dared look at their reflection in it in a very long time.
   • The cell had a single wooden cot which the bandits hadn't bothered to put a mattress on, and the floor was covered in straw.
   • Each canvas is covered with graphite and the image is erased into the surface.
   • The book was covered with fine dust, but the binocular lens gleamed.
   • The only chair in front of the desk was covered with imprints, dirt, rocks, and powder.
   • A thin layer of golden glitter covered the stone floor, making it shimmer like the lavender dust on her eyes.
   • The cathedral was adorned with pink and white roses and Samantha's small brown coffin was covered with pink roses.
   • The seat, floor and dash were covered by a fine layer of twigs and needles blown in by the wind.
   • The garbage was covering the entire kitchen floor.
   • In front of the stagecoach office, the lane is still covered with snow as the stage is on sleigh runners.
   • This was not the first time the floor of a gallery space had been covered with loose natural material.

   Synonyms

   scatter, pepper, sprinkle, strew, litter
3. 1.3 Lie over or adhere to (a surface), as decoration or to conceal something.
   （作为装饰或为了掩盖某物）被平放（或粘附）在（表面）上
   masonry paint will cover hairline cracks

   水泥漆会遮盖住毛细裂纹。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Paint covered everything except for the dusty green chalkboards at the front of the room.
   • The original yellow paint covers the lower forty-nine inches of the left side.
   • The walls here are covered in childish murals painted by the women.
   • These coffins are covered with a wood veneer which is removed before cremation or burial.
   • Slate flooring covers the powder room, laundry room, and the fireplace hearth.
   • Beyond the end of the bar, the wall was covered from floor to ceiling in mirrors.
   • The forward unit of the fuselage was covered with aluminum sheet skin that was riveted to the bulkheads.
   • It was painted a horrible cream colour completely covering the beautiful old brickwork.
   • Gillian's sofa hasn't arrived yet: and the hall floor hasn't been covered.
   • When used for inexpensive furniture, particle board is usually covered with laminate or veneer.
   • They were normally constructed from a series of upright stones and dry masonry, covered by a large slab.
   • The place he was in appeared to be a small rectangular room, the walls and floor covered in a chrome surface.
   • And, finally, do the trim so that any paint that accidentally gets on the trim can be covered.
   • His office wall was covered with a single giant map.
   • The whole thing is covered with gold, pure gold, and the tile work is exquisite.
   • The old wall used to be covered by peeling off-cream paint.
   • Originally the pyramids were covered with a protective coating of polished white limestone.

   Synonyms

   decorate, bedeck, adorn, ornament, trim, trick out, garnish, hang, festoon, garland, swathe, wreathe

2Extend over (an area)

这个院子占地八英亩。

1. 2.1 Travel (a specified distance)
   行，走过（一段路程）
   it took them four days to cover 150 miles

   他们花了四天时间走完了150英里。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Our response to disappointment has not been to lengthen our stride but to shorten the distance to be covered.
   • Communication and travel was slow, ships and messages took years to travel the distances covered.
   • During this time we will be covering a distance of 679.5 miles.
   • She covered the distance in 71 hours, cycling through countryside and mountains almost non-stop.
   • The lads are covering a total distance of 144 miles, across sand, stones, mountains, dried lakes, river beds and dunes.
   • In all likelihood, it won't have covered the same distance as he has in the last 13 months.
   • But if you tunnel underground and travel in a straight line, you cover less distance.
   • The distance he covered was one mile, and he did it in 24 minutes 36 seconds, a new world record.
   • The hardest day of the walk was Monday when they covered the greatest distance, 18 miles and mostly uphill.
   • When we talk about a stride, we mean the distance covered by all four feet within a given gait.
   • DO YOU know that the train that covers the longest distance passes through Ernakulam on Thursdays and Fridays?
   • If you do five rides a week for 100 miles, try covering the same distance in just three rides one week.
   • Only one rider will be allowed off the train at any time and they expect to cover a distance of 50 miles.
   • The club will cover 5,000 miles and travel through 14 countries across Europe and North Africa.
   • Nearly 12 hours later, after covering a distance of 30 miles, they completed their journey - just barely.
   • After covering a distance of more than forty-two miles, finally, they are allowed to rest.

   Synonyms

   travel, journey, go, do, put behind one, get under one's belt, travel over, pass over, journey over/across, traverse, cross, go across, make one's way across, range/tramp over

3Deal with (a subject) by describing or analysing its most important aspects or events.

一系列有关从1968年到现在这段时间的小说。

1. 3.1 Investigate, report on, or show pictures of (an event)
   调查；报道；发表；播放
   Channel 4 are covering the match

   四频道正在播放那场比赛。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The reporter and cameraman were covering the severe cold and snow that plunged much of the country into crisis.
   • Let's imagine an education reporter covering the local school board.
   • Reporters covering traumatic events can take some steps of their own.
   • The dozens of reporters who covered the event were especially curious about yoga and vegetarianism.
   • Journalists sometimes cover issues and events that conflict with the interests of advertisers.
   • But first we'll have a look at how the media have been covering the Wall Street meltdown in recent days.
   • It's the local reporter covering the race, wanting to know what you think of your opponent's recent attack on you.
   • An advantage of sites like this is that citizens can cover issues and events that local mainstream media ignore.
   • The newspaper provided evidence from two reporters covering the event who each agreed on the poor organization.
   • Each morning Barbara reads journalists' reports covering events in the Middle East.
   • A medical report from Dr. Myers covering this event has been disclosed to the defence.
   • As he spoke, the pagers of reporters who were covering the meeting started to beep.
   • Reporters, however, cover meetings only when there is the promise of something newsworthy.
   • Failing to cover such an important community event would not be a big deal if a local radio station was on air.
   • Remarkably, the hundreds of reporters covering these debates think little of the corporate sponsorship of the debates.
   • A number of media outlets are cutting back on the size of their traditional phalanx of reporters covering the event.
   • The timing will also offer opportunities to meet with BBC reporters in the area covering the elections.
   • In view of the investigation to be conducted into the arms deal, some aspects would not be covered by these three agencies.
   • When covering these debates, reporters often try to use university scientists as objective arbiters.
   • And reporters covering events that will bring them near to leaders were screened for exposure to SARS.

   Synonyms

   report, write up, write about, describe, commentate on, tell of, write/give an account of, publish/broadcast details of, investigate, look into, enquire into
2. 3.2 Have responsibility for or provide services to (a particular area)
   在（某个地区或领域）工作，负责（某地区或某方面）的工作，服务于
   development officers whose work would cover a large area

   负责很大一个地区发展工作的官员们。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The fourth department covers the specific subject of sporting events.
   • Wind farms, distributed across good locations to cover a service area, can be up and running in a year.
   • Because China Telecom has long operated fixed-line phone services, its cable network covers a large area.
   • The service covers 400 children in an area of more than 600,000 square kilometres.
   • Providing additional resources to cover areas where distance from existing ambulance bases is an issue
   • His school provides secondary education to a catchment area that covers some of Preston's most deprived wards.
   • The service covers Moreton in the north, Winchcombe in the east, Chipping Norton in the west and Burford in the south.
   • Installation was carried out by John Corcoran of Corcoran Dairy Services whose area covers a 40-mile radius of Laois.
   • It's cheaper to cover areas with cell phone service than with regular copper lines if there are none now.
   • Her area of responsibility covers four states in the southeastern region of the United States.
   • The main changes are in the areas covered by Social Services.
   • In 2001 the service covering Paris received 300 000 calls.
   • Dr Pedlow claimed the package would cover areas which very rarely offered obstetric services.
   • Enhanced services will cover areas such as minor surgery or improving access to patients.
   • There are some 50 Internet service providers covering some 100 cities in 26 provinces across the nation.
   • The bus services will go from point to point and all important places will be covered.
   • In addition, remote areas can be covered by wireless or satellite services.
   • A colleague at one of the service providers that we cover told me a few months ago that I was perspicacious.
   • Moreover, the chapter covers all service areas not specifically excluded - a very wide brush indeed.
   • Wiltshire College provides the further education service for most of the area covered by your newspaper.

   Synonyms

   include, involve, take in, deal with, contain, comprise, provide for, embrace, embody, incorporate, subsume, refer to, consider
3. 3.3 (of a rule or law) apply to (a person or situation)
   （规定或法律）适用于（某人，某种情况）
   the offence covers a wide spectrum of culpability

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Can we suppose that people would have consented to a maximizing rule covering these situations?
   • It only applies in England and Wales, as separate laws cover Scotland.
   • But what legislation covers a physician who is flying?
   • The flagstick is an important part of the game of golf and is covered by Rule 17 in the Rules of Golf.
   • The regulation covers all local women of child-bearing age, including the jobless.
   • It sounds rather tied to this particular case, rather than every case covered by the rule.
   • This is because the penalty points law only covers the car user.
   • Where does this legislation cover the employees and the directors?
   • This bill is similar to legislation covering teachers in the classroom setting.
   • In particular, the Regulation covers the families of EC workers, which are nowhere mentioned in the Treaty.
   • These self-employed women are not covered by labour laws that protect members of the formal sector.
   • Changes are also expected to be made to laws covering part-time employees.
   • If she's not a person covered by the law then there's nothing even to investigate.
   • Only property with a value of more that $25,000 will be covered by this rule.
   • As a result, many small, hard-to-measure, unintended benefits will no longer be covered by the rules.
   • Most of the laws cover companies that provide services to cities but not workers on city payrolls.
   • The rules cover employees on contracts for a fixed term or task.
   • At that time, previously existing amnesty laws covering politicians were struck from the constitution.
   • The difference is they are regulated and covered by law.
   • The law covers anybody who misbehaves criminally.

   Synonyms

   be relevant, have relevance to, have a bearing on, bear on, appertain, pertain, relate, concern, be concerned with, have to do with

4(of a sum of money) be enough to pay (a cost)

政府拨款足以支付阁楼隔热材料的费用了。

1. 4.1 (of insurance) protect against a liability, loss, or accident involving financial consequences.
   给…保险
   your contents are now covered against accidental loss or damage in transit

   你的那些东西被保了运输途中的意外丢失或损坏险。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Unfortunately, hearing aids are often not covered by health insurance companies.
   • Each state will determine if these services will be covered by Medicaid.
   • They are not always covered by insurance, as they are not labeled as approved for use by pregnant women.
   • Some services have become more available to patients; others are not covered by health insurance.
   • Taxpayers who itemize can deduct disaster losses not covered by insurance or federal aid.
   • Kyra is involved in an experimental therapy that isn't covered by insurance.
   • He made no effort to find another automobile insurer that would cover Stephanie.
   • The solutions may not be covered by your insurance, but your well-being is worth it.
   • One complication here is that you may be covered by insurance for some situations.
   • Standard risks will continue to be covered by normal insurance cover.
   • Many insurers will still cover you for existing conditions, providing you are not travelling against your doctor's advice.
   • But the people who have all those things would be most likely to be covered by insurance.
   • Chimney fire damage and repair normally is covered by homeowner insurance policies.
   • Your insurer will not cover you for accidents.
   • Many landowners require that pilots flying on their land be covered by liability insurance.
   • The drug will be covered by health insurance for the first time under a new law that went into effect in March.
   • If your business premises is flooded this year, the insurance would cover you for loss of turnover next year.
   • Never bill an insurer for a service that is covered instead of the treatment actually provided.
   • An example is cosmetic services, typically not covered by third-party payers.
   • If you have the surgery only to improve your appearance, it might not be covered by insurance.
   • Beyond that, you can still get care from an outside source, although it may not be covered by your insurance.
   • We are still the only industrial nation whose citizens are not all covered by health insurance.

   Synonyms

   insure, protect, secure, underwrite, provide insurance for, assure, indemnify
2. 4.2cover oneself Take precautionary measures so as to protect oneself against future blame or liability.
   采取保护（自己）的预防措施
   one reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims

   医生给病人量体温的一个原因是避免将来被人指控工作疏忽而要求索赔。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • His cronies have to think about covering themselves in case he falls from power.
   • In addition to covering yourself and your firm from liability, training classes create another revenue source.
   • The councillor felt the officials had covered themselves well and the legal advice had dotted the i's and crossed the t's.
   • Media have difficulty covering themselves when the owners' financial interests are seriously in play.
   • I was touched by their concern, until I realised they're only covering themselves should I decide to sue.
   • The police also bear responsibility for overreacting - the suspicion is that they were only covering themselves rather than making a proper risk assessment.
   • He's like a guy who spills soup on himself and then thinks he's covering himself by saying, ‘I meant to do that.’
   • Nothing like covering yourself in a court of law.
   • She said it was just a way of the council covering itself so it was not responsible for not providing enough water pressure.
   • In retrospect, these were classic weasel words used routinely by politicians covering themselves.
   • The company is covering itself against longer term weaknesses.
   • Many Irish firms have put money aside to cover themselves against any future claims.
   • As an avid reader, I often find myself questioning the science in a lot of books, but Sawyer covers himself very well.
   • He covers himself against the charge of plagiarism by making sure he acknowledges the sources of his quotes.
   • The director is saying that the violence will cause the film to fail at the box office, but that's just him covering himself because the other two didn't set the world on fire.

5Disguise the sound or fact of (something) with another sound or action.

路易丝以笑来掩饰自己的尴尬。

1. 5.1cover forno object Disguise the illicit absence or wrongdoing of (someone) in order to spare them punishment.
   打掩护，找借口
   if the sergeant wants to know where you are, I'll cover for you

   要是警官问你在哪儿，我会为你提供掩护的。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It is led by a man whose vocabulary is littered with apocalyptic language, even as he covers for some of the worst evils being perpetrated.
   • Fortunately, his landlady's daughter has a crush on her ‘true gentleman’ and covers for him.
   • And what charges will you make against a president who so obviously covered for his consigliere all this time?
   • An appropriate punishment for having covered for the president would have been four more years of cleaning up after him.
   • Like today, I almost got punished for covering for Matt.
   • He covered for me when Mr. Patterson questioned about my week's absence early in the morning.

   Synonyms

   give an alibi to, provide with an alibi, shield, protect

   informal alibi
2. 5.2cover forno object Temporarily take over the job of (a colleague) in their absence.
   （临时）代替，顶替
   during August ministers cover for other ministers

   八月份，一些大臣暂代别的大臣工作。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He was covering for a colleague when the attack happened.
   • Workers are absent for up to three weeks a year - a cost of £10m a year after taking into account the cost of covering for the absences.
   • They are arguing for a ballot to refuse to cover for absences of longer than one day to unify the action.
   • The illness, the covering for sick colleagues, the boredom and the hunger, meant nerves were always at full stretch.
   • Clearly, this eases the pressure on colleagues who have had to cover for them during their absence and saves the council money.
   • Apparently the temporary manager who was covering for the landlord's holiday quit and skipped town.
   • There is currently an undisclosed number of such teachers brought in to cover for absent colleagues on any given day.
   • Pryce started Friday's 46-6 victory covering for an absent colleague, injured full back Withers.
   • There is the matter of the other employees who may end up covering for absent colleagues
   • Over the next two years it will limit teachers to spending only 38 hours a year covering for absent colleagues.
   • Most people are consumed with the more obvious issues, such as covering for their absences at work and at home.
   • He handled money, covered for absences by members in Hamburg, and trained in the camp himself.
   • Two deputy head teachers at the school in Burnley Road will cover for Mr Thomas until a replacement is appointed.
   • In 2001 teachers in Doncaster and London refused to cover for absences any longer than three days.
   • Computers and teaching assistants are set to replace teachers in covering for staff when they are off work.
   • Johnson's bat covered for Jeter's absence almost perfectly.
   • In terms of replacements to cover for the injured players, Sedgley could do a lot worse than follow Orrell's example.
   • The story effectively starts when his partner covers for Gibson's absence one day.
   • I called in a few favours, got some colleagues to clear some of my paperwork and to cover for me, and left the office.
   • All lessons are being covered either by supply teachers or staff covering for colleagues.

   Synonyms

   stand in for, fill in for, act as stand-in for, deputize for, act as deputy for, substitute for, act as substitute for, take over from, double for, be a substitute for

   replace, relieve, take the place of, act in place of, do duty for, do a locum for, be a locum for, sit in for, understudy

   hold the fort, step into the breach

   informal sub for, fill someone's shoes/boots

   North American informal pinch-hit for

6Aim a gun at (someone) in order to prevent them from moving or escaping.

1. 6.1 Protect (an exposed person) by shooting at an enemy.
   掩护（暴露的人）
   I moved in front of Hawk to cover him as he reloaded

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Due to the enemy's covering, seizing the hospital put us further from the enemy than at any other point around the garrison.
   • I went where she fell down and covered her, firing my rifle at the enemy.
   • I made a hand motion and he nodded, getting ready to cover me if the guards noticed me climbing.
   • One of the soldiers rushed forward and began frisking the older man while his comrades covered him.
   • The enemy uses cover and backup well, but it still falls victim to your elite sniping skills.
   • As the patrol departs the compound, the gunners swing their turrets and cover out.
   • Nick made the rest of the trip to the door and Diana covered him with the gun.
   • Sam was hanging back to cover David and Jason's escapes, and one of the men grabbed her.
   • Enemies duck, cover, flank your positions, and generally try to kill you as intensely as you try to kill them.
   • Keep your formation closed up so your escort can cover you.
   • Under covering fire they charged the building, throwing grenades into it and securing the position.
   • He opened all the doors, whipped out his gun, and covered us while we all slipped inside.
2. 6.2 (of a fortress, gun, or cannon) have (an area) within range.
   （要塞或枪炮等）射程达到，控制
   Example sentencesExamples

   • In real life, you use a 360 [degrees] zone of fire and learn to be conscious of what your pistol is covering.
   • It deploys submunition shrapnel at defined intervals, covering a wide lethal area against soft targets.
   • We anticipated that the road would be mined, or the enemy would have it covered with mortar and artillery fire.
   • The island will be covered by the garrison on the Falkland Islands.
   • Dated 13 May, it shows unexploded munitions covering large populated areas of Iraq.
   • North Korea is also building up its deployment of Rodong missiles, which have a range that covers all of Japan.
3. 6.3Cricket Stand behind (another player) to stop any missed balls.
   〔主板球〕站在（另一队员）身后补接未接住的球
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Henderson took the sting off his close-range effort and Bower was covering behind him to clear off the line.
   • Ironically, Dailly had been trying to shepherd the ball clear as he covered behind Elliott.
4. 6.4 (in team games) take up a position ready to defend against (an opposing player).
   （在队际比赛中）盯防（对方队员）
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Los Angeles Galaxy defender Paul Caligiuri had to cover Diallo in the first round of the playoffs.
   • If this happens, you need to look for the player your team mate was covering, and now you cover that player.
   • Defense must have 1 man on the ball and 1 covering the 2 receivers.
   • He's tough for any player to cover and will face rookie Shawn Marion in this series.
   • In case of a mismatch where a smaller defender must cover a taller player, a teammate should collapse to help.
   • He lines up on the opposing tight end and either can cover that player or attack the quarterback.
   • That will allow the team to cover better for an average perimeter defense.
   • Gates can't be covered by linebackers, meaning teams have to take their chances with a safety.
   • The coach believes in having a lot of players who can cover, so he's sure to add a veteran or two.
   • Larry Brown could counter by assigning Lindsey Hunter to cover Wade more in Game 4.
   • You can also match up man to man by having each defender cover the closest man.
   • It's easy for a defenseman to cover if the two of you are right on the same plain.
   • Teams covering Zubov for the shot open up the passing lane, which is where Brett Hull lives.
   • He's a far better athlete than the defender covering him much of the time, but he doesn't make the defender pay for that.
   • Jude Waddy is one of the fastest players on the team and can cover and blitz.
   • One of the worrying aspects for the Danes is a complete absence of cover for their two key strikers.
   • There might not be a linebacker or safety in the league who can cover Westbrook man-to-man.
   • Teams are learning asking a safety to cover Gates can be risky business.
   • If the back defenders are covering the middle player, either or both of your sideline girls are open.
5. 6.5Baseball Be in position at (a base) ready to catch the ball.
   〔棒球〕守（垒）
   he moved to cover second base

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Dawe had certainly covered all of his bases as far as security was concerned.
   • We had first, second and third bases covered, plus a pitcher and a catcher.
   • Negotiations would follow on which bases would be covered by an agreement, he said.
   • The batter hits a ground ball to shortstop, who tosses the ball to the second baseman covering the bag for a force out.
   • The judge seems to have covered all of his bases in this decision, making it difficult to overturn.

7Record or perform a new version of (a song) originally performed by someone else.

模仿演唱这首歌的其他歌手包括 U2。

8(of a male animal, especially a stallion) copulate with (a female animal)

9Bridge
Play a higher card on (a high card) in a trick.

如果十被盖打，这个策略就失败了。

伊斯特是用Q盖打的。

1A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

椅套。

椅套。

1. 1.1 A thin solid object that seals a container or hole; a lid.
   盖子
   a manhole cover

   检修孔盖。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Hair from each subject was collected in a plastic container with a cover.
   • Three years ago, three serious offenders escaped after throwing a loose manhole cover through a fence during exercise.
   • The gas board had forgotten to put the cover back on the hole.
   • When I got home, I discovered the problem - the memory card cover had broken off.
   • Adam took a frozen dinner from the fridge, stabbed a few holes in the filmy cover and threw it in the microwave.
   • A third hole made in the cover and plugged with a rubber septum was used for watering.
   • Attempts from the council to board them up and drill holes in the covers to let water flow through have failed.
   • Manhole covers have been sealed, sight-lines checked and staff vetted.
   • Light shone through the holes in the manhole covers.
   • The plants are placed in the pit, the pots are mulched in and the cover sealed down.
   • The cover to the hole from the sewers began to twitch, then was lifted and set aside by pale hands.
   • Then she carefully fitted the other side of the silver cover and sealed both sides together with her finger.
   • The ground floor windows have been sealed with fitted steel covers.
   • Try a plastic bag over the storm cover to protect it from rain and sand.
   • Daniel lifted the manhole cover and placed it on the side.
   • The back cover is designed for one purpose only: to completely conceal the rear of the motherboard.
   • His rescue began when a neighbor heard him whimpering lifted a manhole cover and peered into the storm drain.
   • Behind the battery cover, your memory cards are protected from pocket fluff.
   • A small recess along the top lip of the can ensures a tight seal with the upper cover.
   • She replaced the cover and stabbed holes in it, even though she knew he was dead.
2. 1.2 A thick protective outer part or page of a book or magazine.
   （书或杂志的）封面
   the year that Crime and Punishment appeared in hard covers

   《罪与罚》以精装本形式出现的那年。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The young man made his way as illustrator for book covers and magazines.
   • He was reading a book with a worn cover and yellow pages and was dressed in a normal shirt, jeans and a lab coat.
   • The cover features a dark forest at night, the title done in silver.
   • Cory emailed it over last night for me to read and provide a cover blurb.
   • I'm just trying to get one more back cover blurb to assure bestseller status.
   • You cannot always judge a book by the cover, title page, or table of contents.
   • Since then, her art has been included in children's books, on book covers and in magazines.
   • He appeared on the cover of Time magazine and was glamorised as a gangster the law couldn't bring down.
   • Your cover story revealed many unknown facts about the most beautiful monument on earth.
   • She will not be indulging in either Botox or a facelift for the cover photo shoot.
   • He has appeared on magazine covers, commercials and television shows.
   • I was asked to appear on covers of art magazines I had once worshipped.
   • She wrote several books, appeared in the theater and on magazine covers.
   • The report, bearing the Pentagon seal on its cover, was posted two weeks ago on a US Department of Defense web site.
   • Her commercial work includes newspaper and magazine features and book covers.
   • The inside front cover has an inscription from Qian to my father.
   • Appearing on magazine covers - that's what she's for.
   • After the pages were dry, I used a three-hole punch to punch holes in the covers.
   • She has been gracing covers of magazines everywhere and appearing on numerous talks shows.
   • Almost all of his work from then on was for magazine covers and book illustrations.

   Synonyms

   binding, case

   boards

   jacket, dust jacket, dust cover, wrapper
3. 1.3the covers Bedclothes.
   she burrowed down beneath the covers

   她钻进了被窝。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I settled down beneath the covers, sighing contently.
   • The bed was not made, and there was dirt all inside the covers and sheets of the bed.
   • They were under the covers now to protect themselves from the chill in the air.
   • She slips in, glances around the room, gaze lingering on my bed and the pile of pillows concealed by the covers.
   • As I slipped beneath the covers, I continued to think about what I should do with Landon.
   • Then she would pile on her warmest blankets and quilts and cuddle up beneath the covers until she was warm.
   • I felt him at my back, his arm over my side beneath the covers, reaching into the sheet tied around me.
   • It's very important you don't let your baby's head get covered by the duvet, covers or pillow.
   • Lying down I threw the covers over my head and squeezed my eyes shut.
   • I lay my head back on my pillow and pulled the covers back on top of me, trying desperately to get back to sleep…
   • He sat up in his bed without a shirt on and covers concealing the lower half of his body.
   • And they crawl upon my bed, across my body, beneath the covers, inside my pajamas.
   • She curled up into a ball beneath the covers, hugging her knees to her chest.
   • Tyler didn't say anything else but went back into the bedroom and dived under the already pulled back covers.
   • She grinned as I inconspicuously grimaced and longed to duck beneath the covers.
   • They are blanketed with dull, drab covers that have holes burned right through them in some areas.
   • Just forget about it, " I mumbled pulling the covers over my head.
   • In my bed, safe beneath the covers and surrounded by pillows, I watched the moon like usual.
   • He put the water back, and wriggled under the covers to continue wallowing in his own self-pity.
   • Exhausted, he climbed into bed, pulling the thin covers up to his chin, then over his head.

   Synonyms

   bedclothes, bedding, sheets, blankets, linen

   duvet, quilt, eiderdown

   bedspread, counterpane
4. 1.4Ecology The amount of ground covered by a vertical projection of the vegetation, usually expressed as a percentage.
   〔生态〕盖度（常以百分比表示）
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Vegetation cover dissipates the kinetic energy of the rain drops before reaching to ground surface.
   • Irrigation before planting may work better than trying to irrigate the cover crop up.
   • Canopy cover strongly suppressed the transpiration activity in the shoots.
   • Often what seems like adequate grass cover does not support satisfactory levels of gain.
   • Percentage cover of crusts was then estimated in the field by the visual-estimation method.
   • His crop was planted over a wide area in small patches with a fair amount of tree cover.
   • In South Lakeland, experts estimate that around five per cent of the total tree cover has been destroyed by the storms.
   • One is to get adequate ground cover to avoid erosion from wind and water.

2mass noun Shelter or protection sought by people in danger.

警报器尖啸着，人们奔跑着寻找藏身之处。

1. 2.1 Undergrowth or trees used as a shelter by animals.
   （猎物的）藏身处（如下木层、树木或其他植被）
   the standing crops of game cover

   可供猎物藏身的未收割庄稼。

   See also covert (sense 1 of the noun)

   Example sentencesExamples

   • She dove under and looked at the muddy bottom, stirring it up and watching the little shelled animals run for cover.
   • Lawn-mowing after dark is a convenient way to mince slugs as they emerge from cover.
   • Dassies have less cover and need to venture further afield to feed themselves, exposing them to hunting eagles.
   • They require a mosaic of heath, blanket bog and wetland, with rough grazing, shrubs and trees for cover.
   • The fox by now had run for cover, but each hole he went to was of course filled in.
   • That cover helps hide any movement, such as when a hunter works a box call or peg/slate call.
   • The animals scuttle for cover when they detect a change in oxygen levels.
   • Mr Adams said he had kept the dogs under control at all times and had used them to ‘flush’ foxes from cover so that they could be shot.
   • They stock three bird feeders, a fountain and have a lot of protective ground cover.
   • Banded kokopu and koaro like fast flowing streams that have rocks and tree cover.
   • When dispersed from the nest they feed in the cover of dense vegetation.
   • At no time have I ever observed these specimens venturing out from cover, regardless of how dim the light.
   • They dug down to where the heroic fox had taken cover, and shot it in the head.
   • The nest is typically located close to water where it is concealed in dense cover.
   • The faster ones, I'm sure, reach the cover of thin weeds and underbrush and make a new life for themselves.
   • They forage on the ground in open areas, with sheltered thickets nearby for cover.
   • The maze of burrows created by moles may provide cover and travel lanes for many species of small mammals.
   • Animals that thrived in the now denuded forest cover are also hungry.
   • Mountain Quail nest on the ground in dense cover, usually sheltered by a shrub, log, or clump of grass.

   Synonyms

   undergrowth, vegetation, shrubbery, greenery, ground cover, underwood, copsewood, brushwood, brush, scrub, underscrub

   woodland, forest, jungle

   bushes, plants

   covert, thicket, copse, coppice

   North American underbrush, underbush, shin-tangle

   British dialect frith

   archaic rone

   rare herbage, verdure
2. 2.2 Military support given when someone is being attacked.
   军事上的支持，掩护
   they agreed to provide additional naval cover

   他们同意提供更多的海军支持。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A behemoth called Dead Reckoning, a 70 ft long armoured truck provides cover and support for the looters.
   • Commandos moved house-to-house, under fire cover from helicopters and tanks.
   • Extra security staff will also be in place to provide additional cover.
   • As he said that, he could see some of Major Conrad's men regroup themselves and provide some cover.
   • The proper support of overhead cover is a vital aspect of a safe fighting position or observation post.
   • Soldiers are being taken off emergency fire cover to concentrate on military training.
   • The government has authorised the use of 840 army fire engines to provide emergency cover during the strikes.
   • Using cover is the greatest way to extend your life in the movie, just as it was in the real war.
   • This would be a short time to arrange cover and transport had I been in the UK, but I was 10 500 miles away.
   • While the squad broke up to attack various positions the sniper held back to provide cover fire.
   • Military officers said troops providing emergency cover had a very quiet first few hours.
   • Shannon gave cover fire for Andrew back down on the street, while Andrew tried to pick Chloe up.
   • Red 6 pushes his dismounts forward while the Bradleys maneuver to provide cover.
   • Officers who have completed their normal daily shifts will be asked to provide support to the emergency strike cover.
   • So instead of potentially being able to use the copter as cover you have to expose yourself to attack.
   • The Army said it would be unable to provide nationwide fire cover.
   • The agreement ends months of strikes which forced the Army to provide cover with ancient equipment.
   • It was unclear whether he was suggesting that officials incited the mob or whether pilgrims gave cover to attackers.
   • Later in the war, when oil and transportation targets were being systematically attacked, cover was essential.
   • As daylight broke, fighter planes from the RAF gave cover against a possible attack by the Luftwaffe.
3. 2.3 An activity or organization used as a means of concealing an illegal or secret activity.
   （掩盖非法或秘密活动的）掩护活动（或组织）
   the restaurant was run as a cover for a money-laundering operation

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The bombing was probably a cover for a kidnap attempt, but she wasn't there at the time, so they had to try again.
   • Everything about equality and acceptance was simply a cover for a dark conspiracy.
   • The British too have been painted as villains, accused of using the trials as cover for a plot to shut down the island.
   • But it seemed like excellent cover for my past crimes, and no one had found me out yet.
   • The government said the building was used as cover by militants to attack them.
   • At that time, the intelligence services used cover organizations to ask him to write about China.
   • ISA would operate under a host of cover names to confuse anyone without the need to know.
   • The Clandestine Service needs to continue the efforts it has been making to move away from cover in embassies.
   • It is difficult to see how such cover can work at all if a fronting company alone is the reinsured.
   • He also helped cover of scams and spy on the respective people of Versanalus.
   • She's just using the feminist thing as a cover - imagine how much she can get away with in the name of feminism.
   • They are unacceptable and very often a cover for the criminal underworld.
   • Working under embassy cover offered a case officer the worst of both worlds.
   • My immediate task was to participate in the final technical preparations for our three cover options.

   Synonyms

   front, facade, smokescreen, screen, blind, deception, camouflage, disguise, mask, cloak, pretext, masquerade, feint
4. 2.4in singular An identity adopted by a spy to conceal their true activities.
   （多指间谍的）掩护身份，假身份；掩护活动
   he was worried that their cover was blown

   他担心他们的假身份被揭穿。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • She went to France under journalistic cover, accredited to the New York Post.
   • Zorro was one of the first popular heroes to employ a secret identity for cover.
   • Looks like what he was saying was that she was no longer a clandestine operative once her cover was blown.
   • In other words, you might say that her cover has been under attack for more than a decade.
   • I had momentarily forgotten my false cover and my mission.
   • She was clandestine, but probably wasn't exactly working under the deepest cover around.
   • It is an interactive exhibition encouraging visitors to pretend they are a spy and choose a cover identity.
   • We've heard a lot about how blowing her cover was probably illegal and certainly dishonorable.
   • Throughout all my missions, my cover had only once been blown, and that was my fault, not my contacts.
   • Bond really has to work in this movie - he has to set up his cover well in advance and try not to be noticed.
   • The criminal is the guy who comes up short, who gets caught, who fails to adopt a respectable cover.
   • The letter provided the two assassins with the legitimacy and cover to gain access to the victim.
   • The group claimed the four were spies using the cover of Christian peace activists.

   Synonyms

   false show, show, semblance, affectation, false appearance, appearance, outward appearance, impression, image, front, false front, guise, colour, facade, display, posture, pose, masquerade, mask, cloak, veil, veneer, smokescreen, camouflage, travesty, parody, charade

3British mass noun Protection by insurance against a liability, loss, or accident.

你的保险单已经提供了沉陷损失险。

4A recording or performance of a song previously recorded by a different artist.

5A place setting at a table in a restaurant.

6Cricket

希克在外场防守位置上的一次轻而易举的接球。

1. 6.1the covers An area of the field consisting of cover point and extra cover.
   （板球场上的）外场防守员和额外堵截员位置区
   deliveries pitching outside leg stump are pounded through the covers

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Deliveries that were once sneaked into the covers now pummelled the boundary boards.
   • But Bashar did not last much longer and became another victim of Paul Collingwood's sharp fielding in the covers.
   • Boucher made 71, playing some handsome strokes through the covers.
   • After his 40 in the first innings, he was again in fine touch with a nice line in midwicket whips and punches through the covers.
   • He was in good touch, his faultless timing through the covers and midwicket again in evidence.
   • No-one drives it through the covers quite like Brian Lara does.