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🔑 cover BrE /ˈkʌvə(r) / NAmE /ˈkʌvər / verb present simple - I / you / we / they cover BrE /ˈkʌvə(r) / NAmE /ˈkʌvər / present simple - he / she / it covers BrE /ˈkʌvəz / NAmE /ˈkʌvərz / past simple covered BrE /ˈkʌvəd / NAmE /ˈkʌvərd / past participle covered BrE /ˈkʌvəd / NAmE /ˈkʌvərd / -ing form covering BrE /ˈkʌvərɪŋ / NAmE /ˈkʌvərɪŋ / ➤ hide /protect 隐藏；保护 🔑 [ T ] ~ sth (with sth )to place sth over or in front of sth in order to hide or protect it ◆ Cover the chicken loosely with foil . ◆ She covered her face with her hands . ◆ (figurative He laughed to cover (= hide his nervousness . hide conceal ⬥ cover ⬥ disguise ⬥ mask ⬥ camouflage These words all mean to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found, or to keep the truth or your feelings secret. 以上各词均含藏、隐藏、掩盖、隐瞒之义。
hide to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found; to keep sth secret, especially your feelings 指藏、隐藏、掩盖（尤指感情） ： ◆ He hid the letter in a drawer. 他把信藏在抽屉里。 ◆ She managed to hide her disappointment. 她设法掩藏了自己的失望。 conceal (formal to hide sb/sth; to keep sth secret 指隐藏、隐瞒、掩盖 ：◆ The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。 ◆ Tim could barely conceal his disappointment. 蒂姆几乎掩饰不住自己的失望。 NOTE When it is being used to talk about emotions, conceal is often used in negative statements. * conceal 指掩藏感情时常用于否定句。 cover to place sth over or in front of sth in order to hide it 指掩蔽、遮盖 ： ◆ She covered her face with her hands. 她双手掩面。 disguise to hide or change the nature of sth, so that it cannot be recognized 指掩蔽、掩饰、伪装，以免被认出 ： ◆ He tried to disguise his accent. 他竭力掩饰自己的口音。 mask to hide a feeling, smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot be easily seen or noticed 指掩饰、掩藏（情感、气味、事实等），以免被看出或注意到 ： ◆ She masked her anger with a smile. 她用微笑来掩饰她的愤怒。 camouflage to hide sb/sth by making them/it look like the things around, or like sth else 指通过使人或事物与周围环境或其他事物相似而达到伪装、掩饰的目的 ： ◆ The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and twigs. 士兵用树叶和树枝来伪装自己。 Patterns to hide/conceal/disguise/mask/camouflage sth behind sth to hide/conceal sth under sth to hide/conceal sth from sb to hide/conceal/disguise/mask the truth/the fact that… to hide/conceal/disguise/mask your feelings ➤ spread over surface 覆盖 🔑 [ T ] ~ sth to lie or spread over the surface of sth ◆ Snow covered the ground . ◆ Much of the country is covered by forest . 🔑 [ T ] to put or spread a layer of liquid , dust , etc . on sb /sth ◆ ~ sb /sth in sth The players were soon covered in mud . ◆ ~ sb /sth with sth The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand . ➤ include 包括 🔑 [ T ] ~ sth to include sth ; to deal with sth ◆ The survey covers all aspects of the business . ◆ The lectures covered a lot of ground (= a lot of material , subjects , etc . . ◆ the sales team covering the northern part of the country (= selling to people in that area ◆ Do the rules cover (= do they apply to a case like this ? ➤ money 款项 🔑 [ T ] ~ sth to be or provide enough money for sth ◆ $100 should cover your expenses .◆ Your parents will have to cover your tuition fees . ◆ The show barely covered its costs . ➤ distance /area 距离；面积 [ T ] ~ sth to travel the distance mentioned ◆ By sunset we had covered thirty miles . ◆ They walked for a long time and covered a good deal of ground . [ T ] ~ sth to spread over the area mentioned ◆ The reserve covers an area of some 1 140 square kilometres . ➤ report news 报道新闻 [ T ] ~ sth to report on an event for television , a newspaper , etc .; to show an event on television ◆ She's covering the party's annual conference . ◆ The BBC will cover all the major games of the tournament . ➤ for sb 代替某人 [ I ] ~ for sb to do sb's work or duties while they are away ◆ I'm covering for Jane while she's on leave . [ I ] ~ for sb to invent a lie or an excuse that will stop sb from getting into trouble ◆ I have to go out for a minute —will you cover for me if anyone asks where I am ? ➤ with insurance 保险 [ T ] to protect sb against loss , injury , etc . by insurance ◆ ~ sb /sth (against /for sth )Are you fully covered for fire and theft ? ◆ ~ sb /sth to do sth Does this policy cover my husband to drive ? ➤ against blame 防遭指责 [ T ] ~ yourself (against sth )to take action in order to protect yourself against being blamed for sth ◆ One reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims . ➤ with gun 用枪 [ T ] ~ sb to protect sb by threatening to shoot at anyone who tries to attack them ◆ Cover me while I move forward . [ T ] ~ sb /sth to aim a gun at a place or person so that nobody can escape or shoot ◆ The police covered the exits to the building . ◆ Don't move —we've got you covered ! ➤ song 歌曲 [ T ] ~ sth to record a new version of a song that was originally recorded by another band or singer ◆ They've covered an old Rolling Stones number . ● cover all the ˈbases to consider and deal with all the things that could happen or could be needed when you are arranging sth ● 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 ◆ Get everything in writing in order to cover your back . ● cover your ˈtracks to try and hide what you have done , because you do not want other people to find out about it ◆ He had attempted to cover his tracks by making her death appear like suicide . ● cover /hide a multitude of sins (often humorous to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant ● ˌcover sth↔ˈin to put a covering or roof over an open space ● ˌcover sth↔ˈover to cover sth completely so that it cannot be seen SYN conceal ◆ The Roman remains are now covered over by office buildings . ● ˌcover ˈup ● ˌcover yourself ˈup to put on more clothes ● ˌcover sth↔ˈup 🔑 to cover sth completely so that it cannot be seen ◆ He covered up the body with a sheet . 🔑 (disapproving to try to stop people from knowing the truth about a mistake , a crime , etc . ➡ related noun cover-up 🔑 cover BrE /ˈkʌvə(r) / NAmE /ˈkʌvər / noun ➤ protection /shelter 保护；遮蔽物 🔑 [ C ] a thing that is put over or on another thing , usually to protect it or to decorate it ◆ a cushion cover ◆ a plastic waterproof cover for the stroller ➡ see also dust cover , loose cover [ U ] a place that provides shelter from bad weather or protection from an attack ◆ Everyone ran for cover when it started to rain . ◆ The climbers took cover from the storm in a cave . ◆ After the explosion the street was full of people running for cover . ➤ of book 书 🔑 [ C ] the outside of a book or a magazine ◆ the front /back cover ◆ Her face was on the cover (= the front cover of every magazine . ◆ He always reads the paper from cover to cover (= everything in it . ➤ insurance 保险 (BrE (NAmE cov·er·age [ U ] ~ (against sth )protection that an insurance company provides by promising to pay you money if a particular event happens ◆ accident cover ◆ cover against accidental damage actuary , annuity , cover , excess , insurance , no-claims bonus , policy , premium , risk , underwrite
➤ with weapons 武器 [ U ] support and protection that is provided when sb is attacking or in danger of being attacked ◆ The ships needed air cover (= protection by military planes once they reached enemy waters . ➤ trees /plants 树木；植物 [ U ] trees and plants that grow on an area of land ◆ The total forest cover of the earth is decreasing . ➤ cloud /snow 云；雪 [ U ] the fact of the sky being covered with cloud or the ground with snow ◆ Fog and low cloud cover are expected this afternoon . ◆ In this area there is snow cover for six months of the year . ➤ on bed 床上 the covers [ pl. ] the sheets , blankets etc . on a bed ◆ She threw back the covers and leapt out of bed . ➤ song 歌曲 [ C ] = cover version ➤ hiding sth 隐藏 [ C , usually sing. ] ~ (for sth )activities or behaviour that seem honest or true but that hide sb's real identity or feelings , or that hide sth illegal ◆ His work as a civil servant was a cover for his activities as a spy . ◆ Her over -confident attitude was a cover for her nervousness . ◆ It would only take one phone call to blow their cover (= make known their true identities and what they were really doing . ➤ for sb's work 代替某人工作 [ U ] the fact of sb doing another person's job when they are away or when there are not enough staff ◆ It's the manager's job to organize cover for staff who are absent . ◆ Ambulance drivers provided only emergency cover during the dispute . ● break ˈcover to leave a place that you have been hiding in , usually at a high speed ● under ˈcover pretending to be sb else in order to do sth secretly ◆ a police officer working under cover under a structure that gives protection from the weather ● under (the ) cover of sth hidden or protected by sth ◆ Later , under cover of darkness , they crept into the house . ● under separate ˈcover (business 商业 in a separate envelope ◆ The information you requested is being forwarded to you under separate cover . ● don't judge a ˌbook by its ˈcover (saying used to say that you should not form an opinion about sb /sth from their appearance only
