单词 | cover |
释义 | cover¹ 🄰 vt. 1.(put cover on)遮盖;盖住 Cover jars without fastening them down.把罐子盖住, 但不要把盖子拧紧。 to cover sth with sth用某物遮盖某物 She covered her face with her hands.她用手捂住了脸。 Cover the casserole with a tight-fitting lid.用大小合适的盖子盖住砂锅。 2.(form layer over)盖满;覆盖 The clouds had spread and nearly covered the entire sky.云层扩散开来, 几乎盖满了整个天空。 Two oil slicks are covering a total area of seven square miles.两片浮油总共覆盖了7平方英里的面积。 to cover sth with sth将某物覆盖在某物上 The trees in your garden may have covered the ground with apples, pears, or plums.你花园里的果树也许已经落了一地的苹果、梨或李子。 3.(hide from view)遮挡;遮住 His finger went up to touch the black patch which covered his left eye.他伸手去触摸遮住左眼的黑眼罩。 4.【保险】(insure against)承保;给…保险 Their insurer paid the £900 bill, even though the policy did not strictly cover it.虽然严格来讲保险单并不包含这一项, 但他们的保险公司还是支付了那张900英镑的账单。 These items are not covered by your medical insurance.这些项目不在你的医保范围之内。 5.【保险】(insure)+ possessions, goods, person为…保险;给…投保 You should take out travel insurance covering you and your family against theft.你应该为自己和家人办理旅游保险以防被盗。 6.【金融】+ costs(资产或收入)足以支付 £50 will cover my expenses.50英镑足够支付我的开支了。 Send it to the address given with £1.50 to cover postage and administration.把它寄到指定的地点, 附上1.5英镑支付邮资和管理费。 7.+ distance行走 It covered the distance in 28 hours compared with the train's six days.它用28小时走完了火车要用6天的路程。 8.(apply to)law +适用于 The law covers four categories of experiments.这条法规适用于四类实验。 Like any other commodity, pedigree dogs are covered by the Sale of Goods Act.像其他商品一样, 纯种狗买卖受《货物买卖法》的约束。 9.(deal with)涉及;讨论 Other subjects covered included nerves and how to overcome them.所涉及的其他主题包括焦虑及如何克服焦虑。 10.【传媒】(report on)报道;采访 The US news media will cover the trial closely.美国新闻媒体将对该审判进行追踪报道。 11.【音】(record)翻录 He must make a decent living from other artists covering his songs.其他艺术家翻唱他的歌曲, 一定使他过上了体面的生活。 12.+ body, head给…穿衣服;(尤指)给…戴帽子 if I go outside without my head covered如果我出去时没戴帽子 13.to cover yourself with sth (bring upon yourself)为自己披上;赢得 She has covered herself with glory.她为自己赢得了荣光。 14.【军】(protect)掩护 You go first. I'll cover you.你先走, 我掩护你。 15.(be responsible for)以…为业务范围 This salesman covers your area.这位推销员负责你那个地区的生意。 16.gun +瞄向;把…置于射程内 The barrel of the gun was rock-steady, covering him as he moved.这支枪枪管十分稳固, 在他移动时能打到他。 17.【金融】+ short sales补进 18.+ equivalent stake下 19.【体】+ opponent盯防;+ team-mate, area保护 20.(mate with)+ female(雄性动物, 尤指马)和…交配, 给…配种 21.(sit on)+ eggs(鸟)孵 🄱 vi. 1.【金融】补进 2.【牌】(以较大点数的牌)盖打 idiom ◆to cover your ass<非正式,粗>盖住你的屁股(指为自己留退路) See alsocovered ◆to cover your backorto cover your rear<非正式>给自己留后手;为自己留退路 The canny Premier covered his back by pointing out that he was of Scottish stock.精明的总理指出自己是苏格兰血统, 为自己留了一条后路。 Phrasal Verbscover for,cover in,cover over,cover up,cover up for cover² 1.+of bed被子;毯子;床单 She set her glass down and slid farther under the covers.她把眼镜摘下来, 又往被子里钻了钻。 2.(protective)覆盖物;盖子;罩子 a family room with washable covers on the furniture家具上套有可换洗外罩的家庭娱乐室 3.【印】+of book, magazine书皮;封面 a small spiral-bound booklet with a green cover有绿色封皮的螺旋装订的活页小册子 on the front cover在封面上 On the front cover was a picture of a woman.封面上是一个女人的照片。 4.【保险】(insurance)保险 5.【金融】(to meet liability)偿债准备金;备用金 6.【军】(shelter from attack)掩护(物);掩蔽处 They crossed to the other side of the stream in search of cover.他们跨过小溪到对岸寻找隐蔽处。 They said they could not provide adequate air cover for ground operations.他们说无法为地面行动提供足够的空中掩护。 7.<正式>(envelope)(邮件的)封套, 邮封 under separate cover document +另函 8.(for illegal activity)借口;伪装;假身份 a cover for sth做某事的借口 It would be shocking if it were to become a cover for murder.如果这能成为谋杀的借口, 那也太令人震惊了。 9.(cover version)+of song翻录版;翻唱版 The single is a cover of an old Rolling Stones song.这支单曲是滚石乐队一首老歌的翻录版。 10.(table setting)(尤指饭店内的)一副餐具 11.【生态】(for birds, animals)(野生动物的)藏身处, 栖息处 barren wastes of field with no trees and no cover没有树木和藏身处的不毛之地 12.【集邮】(postmarked envelope)盖销封 13.【体】+of opponent盯防;+of team-mate, area保护 14.【板】(area of pitch)(板球中的)外场防守位置 15.【板】(fielder)(板球中的)外场防守员 16.【生态】(by species)(植物物种的)覆盖度, 优势度 idiom cover³ ◆to blow sb's cover<非正式>揭某人老底;暴露某人身份 Asking those kind of questions could blow my cover.问那种问题会暴露我的底细。 The young man looked embarrassed, as if he were a spy whose cover had been blown.年轻人看起来很尴尬, 就像一个被揭穿了身份的间谍一样。 ◆to break cover从隐藏处冲出来 They began running again, broke cover, and dashed towards the road.他们又开始了跑动, 从隐蔽处奔出来冲向大路。 ◆on cover(邮票)在盖销封上 ◆to read sth from cover to cover从头到尾读某物 I used to read every issue from cover to cover.我以前每一期都要从头到尾读个遍。 ◆to run for coverorto take cover躲避 Shoppers took cover behind cars as police marksmen returned fire.警方的神枪手还击, 购物者纷纷躲到了小汽车后面。 ◆under cover躲藏着;在隐蔽处 'Get under cover!' shouted Billy, and we darted once more for the tables.“快藏起来!”比利大喊道。于是我们又向桌子冲过去。 ◆under cover of sth在某物的掩护下 They move under cover of darkness.他们在黑暗的掩护下行进。 【板】在外场防守位置的 a cover drive外场挥击 |
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