- （常作 be covered）put something such as a cloth or lid on top of or in front of (something) in order to protect or conceal it盖; 覆盖; 遮盖：
the table had been covered with a checked tablecloth
桌子上盖着一块格子花桌布
she covered her face with a pillow.
她用枕头蒙着脸。
- 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 〈喻〉she was covered in confusion.
她非常局促不安。
- scatter a layer of loose material over (a surface, especially a floor), leaving it completely 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。
- 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。
- protect (someone) with a garment or hat用衣服蔽（体）; 用帽子护（头）：
as adj. covered keep children covered with T-shirts.让孩子们穿着T恤衫。
- extend over (an area)范围是; 占（面积）：
the grounds covered eight acres.
这个院子占地八英亩。
- 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。
- deal with (a subject) by describing or analysing its most important aspects or events处理; 涉及; 包括; 论及：
a sequence of novels that will cover the period from 1968 to the present
一系列有关从1968年到现在这段时间的小说。
- investigate, report on, or publish or broadcast 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。
- work in, 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。
- (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）。
- (of a sum of money) be enough to pay (a bill or cost)（钱）足以支付, 够支付：
there are grants to cover the cost of materials for loft insulation.
政府拨款足以支付阁楼隔热材料的费用了。
- (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。
cover 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。
- disguise the sound or fact of (something) with another sound or action掩盖, 掩饰：
Louise laughed to cover her embarrassment.
路易丝以笑来掩饰自己的尴尬。
- no obj.
cover for
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。
- no obj.
cover for
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。
- aim a gun at (someone) in order to prevent them from moving or escaping（为防移动或逃跑）用枪瞄准（某人）。
- protect (an exposed person) by shooting at an enemy掩护（暴露的人）：
as adj. covering the jeeps retreated behind spurts of covering fire.吉普车在火力掩护下撤退。
- (of a fortress, gun, or cannon) have (an area) within range（要塞或枪炮等）射程达到, 控制。
- chiefly Cricket 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。
- (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）。
- Baseball be in position at (a base) ready to catch the ball【棒球】守（垒）。
- Bridge play a higher card on (a high card) in a trick【桥牌】（以更大点数的牌）盖打：
the ploy will fail if the ten is covered
如果十被盖打, 这个策略就失败了
no obj. East covered with his queen.伊斯特是用Q盖打的。
- record or perform a new version of (a song) originally performed by someone else转录, 翻录（歌曲）; 模仿演唱：
other artists who have covered the song include U2.
模仿演唱这首歌的其他歌手包括 U2.
- (of a male animal, especially a stallion) copulate with (a female animal), especially as part of a commercial transaction between the owners of the animals（雄性动物, 尤指公马）与（雌性动物）交配（尤指作为动物主人之间商业交易的部分内容）。
- a thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it覆盖物; 罩子; 套子：
a seat cover
椅套
a duvet cover
羽绒被被套。
- a thin solid object that seals a container or hole; a lid盖子：
a manhole cover
检修孔盖。
- 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。
the covers
bedclothes床上用品：she burrowed down beneath the covers.
她钻进了被窝。
- mass noun physical shelter or protection sought by people in danger（处于危险中的人的）藏身处; 掩护物：
the sirens wailed and people ran for cover.
警报器尖啸着, 人们奔跑着寻找藏身之处。
- undergrowth, trees, or other vegetation used as a shelter by hunted 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
count noun a landscape bare of woodland except for neat little fox covers除了几个零星的小狐狸藏身处外全然没有林地的一个景观。参见 COVERT（义项 1）。
- 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 organizations often use their philanthropy as a cover for subsidies to terrorists.
这些组织经常打着慈善事业的幌子为恐怖分子提供津贴。
- in sing. an identity or activity adopted by a person, typically 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。
- military support given when someone is in danger from or being attacked by an enemy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。
- Ecology 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）。
- mass noun Brit. protection by insurance against a liability, loss, or accident involving financial consequences〈英〉（保险提供的）保障; 承保范围：
your policy already provides cover against damage by subsidence.
你的保险单已经提供了沉陷损失险。
- a place setting at a table in a restaurant（饭店餐桌上）一个席位的成套餐具。
- ORIGIN: rendering French couvert.
- Cricket short for COVER POINT.【板球】COVER POINT的简称：
an easy catch by Hick at cover
希克在外场防守位置上的一次轻而易举的接球。
the 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。
- （亦作 cover version）a recording or performance of a previously recorded song made especially to take advantage of the original's success（歌曲的）翻录; 翻唱。
break cover
- suddenly leave a place of shelter, especially vegetation, when being hunted or pursued（被追捕时）突然离开藏身处（尤指从植被等隐蔽处出来）。
cover one's back（或 〈北美〉 ass）
- informal foresee and avoid the possibility of attack or criticism〈非正式〉预见到并避免受攻击（或批评）的可能性。
cover a multitude of sins
- conceal or gloss over many problems or defects掩盖许多问题（或缺点）：
stucco could cover a multitude of sins, including poor brickwork.
拉毛粉刷可以遮掩掉许许多多的缺陷, 其中包括做得很差的砌砖工作。
cover one's position
- purchase securities in order to be able to fulfil a commitment to sell为了实现出售的承诺而购买证券。
cover one's tracks
- conceal evidence of what one has done隐匿自己所做事情的证据。
cover the waterfront
- N. Amer. informal include a wide range of things; cover every aspect of something〈北美, 非正式〉包括范围广泛的一系列东西; 涉及事物的各个方面：
while half the dishes are Italian, the kitchen covers the waterfront from Greece to Morocco.
尽管这家餐馆的菜肴一半是意大利菜, 其厨师却来自五湖四海。
from cover to cover
- from beginning to end of a book or magazine从（书或杂志的）第一页到最后一页, 从头到尾。
take cover
- protect oneself from attack by ducking down into or under a shelter藏身; 躲避; 躲藏：
if the bombing starts, take cover in the basement.
如果开始轰炸, 躲到地下室里去。
under cover
- under a roof or other shelter在有遮蔽的地方：
store seats under cover before the bad weather sets in.
在天气变坏前将坐椅搬到有遮挡的地方去。
under cover of
- concealed by在…掩护下：
the yacht made landfall under cover of darkness.
游艇在夜幕的掩护下靠岸了。
- while pretending to do something装作…的样子：
Moran watched every move under cover of reading the newspaper.
莫兰装出一副看报纸的样子注视着所走的每一步棋。
under plain cover
- in an envelope or parcel without any marks to identify the sender以未注明发送者身份的信封（或包裹）。
under separate cover
- in a separate envelope以另函。
coverable
adjectivecover something up
- put something on, over, or around something, especially in order to conceal or disguise it把（某物）盖好（或盖住、盖没）; 把…遮住（或裹起来）。
- try to hide or deny the fact of an illegal or illicit action or activity掩饰, 掩盖（非法行为或活动的事实）。