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cover

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cov·er1 /ˈkʌvə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitiveT]  
1 hide/protect 隐藏/保护 (also cover up)COVER to put something over or be over something in order to hide, close, or protect it 遮盖,遮蔽
 Cover the pot and bake for an hour.
把锅盖上,烘烤一小时。
 She wore a low-cut dress, partly covered by a thin shawl.
她穿了件低胸连衣裙,搭了一条薄薄的披肩。
cover something with something
 Dan covered his face with his hands.
丹用双手捂住脸。
4  See picture of 见图 LID
2 layer if something covers a surface, it forms a layer over it 盖,覆盖
 Grey mould covered the walls.
灰色的霉菌布满了墙面。
 Much of the country is covered by snow.
这个国家的大部分地区都被白雪覆盖。
cover something with/in something
 The bulletin board was covered with messages.
布告栏上贴满了信息。
 The eruption of the volcano covered states as far away as Montana in a fine layer of ash.
这次火山爆发使远至蒙大拿的一些州也覆盖上一层薄薄的火山灰。
3 DEAL WITH/INCLUDEinclude 包括 to include or deal with a particular subject or group of things 包括,包含,涉及
 a course covering business law
一门包括商业法的课程
 Are there any areas you feel are not covered adequately in the book?
书中是否有哪些方面你觉得论述得还不够详细?
 ‘Exercise’ is a word which covers a vast range of activities.
锻炼一词包含非常广泛的活动。
 We need more time to cover so much ground (=include so many things).
我们需要更多时间来处理这么多事情。
 pollutants that are not covered by the Kyoto agreement
《京都议定书》里没有包括的污染物
4 distance 距离TRAVEL to travel a particular distance 走完〔一段路程〕
 They were hoping to cover 40 miles yesterday.
他们昨天是打算走40英里的。
 A leopard can cover a lot of ground very quickly.
豹能飞快地跑很长的一段距离。
5 area 面积COVER to spread over an area 范围为,占地
 The city covers 25 square miles.
这个城市占地25平方英里。
6 news 新闻TCREPORT to report the details of an event for a newspaper or a television or radio programme 报道
 I’d just returned from covering the Cambodian war.
我刚报道完柬埔寨战争回来。
7 moneyENOUGH if a sum of money covers the cost of something, it is enough to pay for it 足以支付,够付
 The award should be enough to cover her tuition fees.
这笔奖金应该够她支付学费了。
 Airlines are raising fares to cover the rising costs of fuel.
航空公司打算提高票价来补贴日益上涨的燃油费。
8 insurance 保险BFI if your insurance covers you or your possessions, it promises to pay you money if you have an accident, something is stolen etc 保险,承保
 Most policies cover accidental damage to pipes.
大部分保单都承保管子的意外损坏。
 The treatment wasn’t covered by her health care insurance.
这项治疗不在她医疗保险的承保范围内。
cover somebody against/for something
 Are we covered for theft?
我们投保失窃险了吗?
cover somebody to do something
 He thought he was covered to drive the vehicle.
他以为他开这辆车也是在保险范围之内的。
9 guns 枪炮
10. sport 体育DS to stay close to a member of the opposing team or a part of the field in order to prevent your opponents from gaining points 〔比赛〕盯防,防守
11 music 音乐 to perform or record a song that was originally recorded by another artist 翻唱,翻录〔他人原创的歌曲〕
12 cover (all) the bases INCLUDEto make sure you can deal with any situation or problem so that nothing bad happens 准备好应付各种情况;面面俱到
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13 cover yourself (against something)  (also cover your back, cover your butt/ass American English) to do things in a way that will prevent people from blaming or criticizing you 采取行动保护自己〔免受责备或批评〕
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14 cover your tracks to try to hide something you have done so that other people do not find out 掩盖自己的行径
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15cover for somebody phrasal verbphr v 
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16cover something ↔ over phrasal verbphr v to put something on top of something else so that it is completely hidden (完全)盖住,遮住
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17cover up phrasal verbphr v 
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nTHESAURUS
cover (also cover up) to put something over, on, or around something else, to hide it, protect it, or improve its appearance
Cover the dough, and leave it to rise.
She wears a lot of make-up to cover her spots.
put something over something to put a cloth, blanket etc loosely over the top of something in order to cover it
They gave him a blanket to put over his legs.
wrap (also wrap up) to put paper, plastic, cloth etc tightly around something in order to protect, decorate, or post it
I haven’t wrapped her birthday present yet.
envelop literary to surround something completely so that it is difficult to see – used especially about darkness, smoke, and clouds
At sunset, darkness enveloped the town.
be shrouded in mist/darkness/smoke etc literary to be covered and hidden in mist, smoke etc
The mountains were shrouded in mist.
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cover2 ●●● S1 W2 noun  
1 protection 保护 [countableC]COVER something that is put on top of something else to protect it 覆盖物,遮盖物 lid
2 books [countableC]READ the outer front or back part of a magazine, book etc 封面;封底
3 BEDthe covers [plural]DF the sheets etc that you put over yourself when you are in bed 被子
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4 shelter 遮蔽物 [uncountableU]PROTECT shelter or protection from bad weather or attack 躲避处;掩蔽处;掩蔽工事
5 insurance 保险 [uncountableU] British EnglishBrEBFI the protection insurance gives you, so that it pays you money if you are injured, something is stolen etc 保险 SYN American English coverage
6 war 战争 [uncountableU] military protection and support given to aircraft, ships etc that are likely to be attacked 〔军事上的〕掩护,保护
7 plants 植物 [uncountableU] trees and plants that grow in large numbers on a piece of land 〔土地的〕覆被,自然植被
8 weather 天气 [uncountableU] clouds, snow etc that partly hide the sky or the ground 〔云、雪等的〕遮盖,覆盖
9 work 工作 [uncountableU] an arrangement in which people do a job or provide a service, especially because the people who normally do it are not there 代替,替补〔尤因为通常做此工作的人不在〕 backup
10 music 音乐 [countableC] (also cover version) a new recording of a song, piece of music etc that was originally recorded by a different artist 〔他人原创歌曲、音乐等的〕翻唱版本,翻录版
11 secret 秘密 [countableC usually singular]SCC behaviour or activities that seem normal or honest but are being used to hide something bad or illegal 〔为坏事或违法的事做的〕掩盖,掩护
12 under cover 
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13 under (the) cover of darkness/night literaryHIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEE hidden by the darkness of night 在夜幕的掩护下
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14 under plain cover/under separate cover TCMif a letter etc is sent under plain cover or under separate cover, it is sent in a plain envelope or a separate envelope 放在普通信封里/在另函内
nCOLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cover
the front/back cover
The price of the book is on the back cover.
a hard/soft cover
I never buy books in hard cover – they’re much more expensive.
a book/magazine cover
There was a blonde girl on the magazine cover.
cover + NOUN
a cover story (=the main story on the front of a newspaper or magazine)
Last month’s cover story was entitled ‘Your Child’s Brain’.
a cover photo/shot (=picture on the front cover)
The picture became the July 4th cover shot.
a cover design
the cover design of the Christmas issue
a cover girl (=an attractive girl whose photo is on the front cover)
She had always liked the idea of being a cover girl.
phrases
read something from cover to cover (=read a book, magazine etc very thoroughly)
He read it from cover to cover in less than three hours.
nTHESAURUS
cover something that is put on or over something else to protect it, for example a piece of metal, plastic, or glass
a manhole cover
the cover that goes over the barbecue
covering a layer of something, or a sheet of something, that covers something else
There was light covering of snow on the ground.
The hard shell acts as a protective covering.
the cloth coverings on the altar
lid a cover for a container such as a pan or a box
the lid of the box
a saucepan lid
top/cap the thing that you put on top of a bottle, tube, or pen, in order to prevent the liquid or other things inside from coming out
I can’t find the cap for the pen.
Put the top back on the milk!
the cap that goes on the toothpaste
cork the top part that you put on top of a bottle of wine
Can you take off the cork for me?
wrapping (also wrap especially American EnglishAmE) a sheet of paper, plastic etc that is put around something in order to cover or protect it
John tore the wrapping off his presents.
The lamp was still in its wrapping.
wrapper a piece of paper or plastic that is put around something you buy, especially a small object
Put the candy wrappers in your pocket.
He took the drinking straw out of its wrapper.
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From Longman Business Dictionary
covercov·er1 /ˈkʌvə-ər/ noun [uncountableU]
1INSURANCEinsurance against losing something or suffering damage, injury etc
The policies provide cover for death of the policyholder.
You have to pay an extra premium to have insurance cover on your personal possessions.
continental cover
2 (also insurance cover)INSURANCE the value that someone or something is insured for
insurance cover of up to £5000 per item for loss or damage
3British EnglishBrEFINANCEBANKING something valuable, for example property or an insurance policy, that you promise to give to a bank or someone who has lent you money if you fail to pay the money backSYN COLLATERAL, SECURITY
interest cover
4BANKING the amount of notes and coins kept by a bank to meet the needs of its customers
see also dividend cover
covercover2 verb [transitiveT]
1INSURANCEwhen an insurance policy covers someone or something, the insurance company will pay out money if the person dies or is injured, or if something is damaged, stolen etc
You are not covered by your medical insurance if an accident happens abroad.
cover somebody against something
Our optional Payment Protector plan covers you against loss of income in the event of sickness, accident or compulsory redundancy.
2if an amount of money covers something, it is enough to pay for it
It took a massive $1.68 billion pretax charge to cover losses from bad loans.
3BANKINGFINANCEif an institution covers a loan, it makes sure that it has something valuable, for example property or an insurance policy, that it can keep if the loan is not repaid
Many of these banks’ loans no longer have collateral that covers the amount of the loan.
4FINANCE to obtain and pay for a currency, bonds, shares etc that are needed to make a sale that has been agreed, for example in a FUTURES CONTRACT
The price of zinc for immediate delivery rose sharply because Chinese zinc producers that had sold short had to cover their positions.
Origin cover1
(1200-1300) Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- ( → CO-) + operire to close, cover

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 525 COCA: 560
cover

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1sth put on/over sth遮蓋物ADJECTIVE | VERB + COVER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEprotective保護套removable, reversible可去掉的/正反都可用的遮蓋物leather, plastic皮革蓋;塑料蓋dust防塵罩We spread dust covers over the furniture while the builders were working.建築工人工作時,我們用防塵罩把傢具蓋上。cushion, duvet, mattress, pillow, seat靠墊套;羽絨被套;牀墊套;枕套;座套loose (BrE) 活罩a sofa with a loose cover有活套的沙發album, CD, DVD專輯/激光唱盤/數字影碟的封面manhole人孔蓋VERB + COVERput on, replace蓋上蓋子;重新蓋上蓋子lift, open, remove, take off抬起/打開/移除/拿掉蓋子He held his nose as he lifted the cover of the bin.他在打開垃圾桶蓋的時候捂住了鼻子。PREPOSITIONcover for遮⋯的蓋子a cover for the swimming pool游泳池的頂棚
cover

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2sth that is over sth覆蓋物ADJECTIVEdense, thick厚厚的覆蓋物a thick cover of snow厚厚的一層積雪cloud, ice, snow雲層;冰蓋;積雪We descended into JFK through thick cloud cover.我們穿過厚厚的雲層降落到肯尼迪機場。canopy, forest, ground, tree, vegetation, vegetative (technical術語, especially NAmE) 樹冠覆蓋;森林覆蓋;地面覆蓋;植被plants that provide good ground cover給地面提供良好覆蓋的植物
cover

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3outside of a book/magazine書或雜誌的外層ADJECTIVE | VERB + COVER | COVER + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEback, front封底;封面hard, soft硬封面;軟封面glossy有光紙封皮book, magazine圖書/雜誌封面VERB + COVERadorn, grace裝飾封面Her image has graced the covers of many glossy magazines.她的形象登上過許多有光紙印刷的通俗雜誌的封面。design設計封面COVER + NOUNillustration, image, photo, photograph, picture封面圖片;封面形象art, artwork, design封面藝術/藝術作品/設計article, feature, story封面文章/特寫/故事page封面shoot (= the activity of taking a photograph for a magazine cover) 封面照拍攝boy (NAmE) , girl, model (NAmE) 封面小生/女郎/模特price (= the price that a book or magazine is sold for) 標價The author only gets 1% of the cover price.作者只得到標價的 1%。PREPOSITIONon a/the cover在封面上a picture of the author on the back cover封底上作者的照片
cover

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4the covers blankets, sheets, etc.鋪蓋ADJECTIVE | VERB + THE COVERS | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbed牀上用品thick, warm厚厚的/溫暖的鋪蓋thin薄薄的鋪蓋VERB + THE COVERSget under躺到毯子下pull up拉上被子fling off, pull back, push back, throw back掀掉被子;拉回被子;把被子推回原處;扔回被子She threw back the covers and got out of bed.她掀開被子下了牀。pull off, rip off, yank off (especially NAmE) 扯掉/掀開/猛地掀掉被子'Get up!' she said, yanking off the covers.“起牀!”她說着猛然掀掉被子。tuck around sb給某人掖好被子PREPOSITIONunder the cover在被子裏PHRASESpull the covers over your head用被子蒙住頭He pulled the covers over his head and tried to get back to sleep.他用被子蒙住頭,試圖接着睡。
cover

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5 (BrE) insurance against sth保險 see also coverage ADJECTIVE | VERB + COVER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcomprehensive, full綜合保險;全險wide覆蓋範圍大的保險This company provides wider cover.該公司提供的保險覆蓋面更廣。standard標準險additional附加保險insurance保險範圍fire, health, indemnity, life, medical火險;健康險;賠償保險;人壽保險;醫療保險VERB + COVERhave有保險give sb, provide (sb with)給某人保險;(給某人)提供保險PREPOSITIONcover against⋯的保險cover against accidental damage意外損害險cover for⋯的保險cover for contents內容物保險
cover

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6shelter/protection from the weather, damage, etc.遮蓋物;保護ADJECTIVE | VERB + COVER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEair空中掩護The planes provided air cover for the attack.這些飛機為攻擊提供空中掩護。VERB + COVERdive for, run for, take衝向隱蔽處;跑向隱蔽處;隱蔽起來We ran for cover as it started to rain.開始下雨時,我們跑着找地方避雨。seek尋找隱蔽處find發現隱蔽處give sb, provide (sb with)給某人保護;(給某人)提供保護break (= leave) 從隱蔽處出來The deer broke cover as the hunters approached.獵人接近時,鹿從躲藏的地方跑了出來。PREPOSITIONunder cover蓋着All the seats are under cover.所有的席位都蓋了起來。under cover of在⋯的掩護下We attacked at night, under cover of darkness.夜裏我們在夜幕的掩護下發動進攻。cover from躲避⋯的地方They sought cover from the wind.他們尋找避風的地方。
cover

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7sth that hides the real nature of sth掩蓋;掩飾ADJECTIVE | VERB + COVER | COVER + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEperfect完美的掩飾diplomatic, official, political外交身分/官員身分/政治身分掩護spies operating under diplomatic cover以外交身分為掩護進行活動的間諜VERB + COVERblow (= reveal) 揭穿偽裝He realized his cover had been blown.他意識到自己的身分已經暴露了。COVER + NOUNstory編造的說辭The guard believed her cover story.衞兵相信了她的假話。PREPOSITIONcover for對⋯的掩護The club is a cover for various criminal activities.該俱樂部為各種犯罪活動提供掩護。
cover

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1put sth over sth to hide or protect it隱藏;保護ADVERB | VERB + COVER | PREPOSITION ADVERBcompletely, entirely全部/完全遮蓋loosely鬆鬆地蓋住partially, partly部份遮蓋Her hair partially covered her face.她的頭髮把臉遮住了一部份。barely勉強蓋住Her dress barely covered her chest.她的裙子幾乎遮不住她的胸部。up完全蓋住She used dried leaves and twigs to cover up the hole.她用乾樹葉和小樹枝蓋住洞口。VERB + COVERtry to試圖蓋住;試圖掩飾She tried to cover her face with her hands.她試圖用雙手遮住臉。He tried to cover his embarrassment by starting to rub his hands together.他開始搓着雙手,試圖掩飾自己的尷尬。use sth to用⋯掩蓋PREPOSITIONwith用⋯掩蓋He covered the body with a cloth.他用一塊布蓋住那具屍體。
cover

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2form a layer on sth形成覆蓋層ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBcompletely全部蓋着PREPOSITIONin埋在⋯裏The cars were all covered in snow.汽車全都埋在雪裏了。with覆蓋着⋯The children were completely covered with mud.孩子們滿身是泥。
cover

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3include; pay for包括;支付ADVERB | VERB + COVER ADVERBbarely, hardly幾乎不能支付;幾乎不能涵蓋The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.他賺的錢幾乎不夠他花的。We've hardly covered a quarter of the course.這門課程我們連四分之一都沒完成。VERB + COVERhelp (to)幫助支付be intended to旨在支付be extended to擴大到包括The tax may be extended to cover books.該稅可能要擴大範圍,把圖書也包括在內。
cover

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4insurance保險PREPOSITIONagainst投保⋯險This policy should cover you against accidental injury.這份保險單保意外傷害險。for保⋯險a policy that covers you for fire and theft承保火險和盜竊險的保險單
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cover noun
cover (a waterproof cover) pretence (a cover for illegal activities) replacement (cover for absent staff) security (air cover) shelter (run for cover)
cover verb
cover (covered in mud) describe (cover a story) go2 (cover many miles) hide1 (cover your face) include1 (cover a subject)
cover

noun

cover ♦︎ wrapper ♦︎ casing ♦︎ wrapping ♦︎ sheath ♦︎ tarpaulin ♦︎ tarp ♦︎ covering ♦︎ wrapThese are all words for sth that covers or is wrapped around an object. 这些词均表示覆盖物、包裹物、套子。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配under a cover / tarpaulin / tarp / coveringa protective cover / wrapper / casing / wrapping / sheath / covering(a) plastic cover / wrapper / casing / wrapping / sheath / tarpaulin / tarp / covering / wrap(a) paper cover / wrapper / wrapping / coveringto take off / remove the cover / wrapper / wrapping / covering / wrapto take sth out of its wrapper / casing / wrapping / sheath cover [countable] a thing that is put over or around another thing, usually to protect it or make it look attractive (起保护或装饰作用的)覆盖物,掩盖物,套子,罩子The buggy had a plastic waterproof cover.那辆童车有一个塑料防水篷。The plants provide a protective cover for the soil.植被为土壤提供了一个保护罩。It's a good idea to put a dust cover over your computer at night (= to protect it from dust).在晚上为计算机盖上防尘罩是个好主意。Brighten up your room with some colourful cushion covers.用一些色彩鲜艳的靠垫套使你的房间更添亮丽。 see also cover hide verb 1 wrapper [countable] a piece of paper, plastic, etc. that is wrapped around sth in order to protect it. Food that you buy will often have a wrapper on it in order to protect it and keep it clean. (食品等的)包装材料,包装纸,包装膜Each meal is packed in a sealed wrapper.每份餐都密封包装。He eagerly tore the wrapper off.他迫不及待地撕开了包装。 (BrE) The floor was covered with sweet wrappers.地板上都是糖纸。 (NAmE) candy wrappers糖纸 casing ˈkeɪsɪŋ [countable] a cover that protects sth, especially one made of a hard substance such as wood or hard plastic (尤指木板或硬塑料等硬物制成的)箱,盒,盖The printer has an attractive black casing.这台打印机有一个好看的黑壳。 wrapping [uncountable] ( wrappings [plural]) paper, plastic, etc. that is used for wrapping sth in, in order to protect it 包装材料;包装纸;包装塑料She tore the cellophane wrapping off the box.她把包装盒子的玻璃纸撕了下来。The dress still hung in its plastic wrappings.那条连衣裙还套着塑料包装挂着呢。I bought several rolls of wrapping paper.我买了几卷包装纸。 sheath ʃiːθ (plural sheaths ʃiːðz ) [countable] a cover that fits closely around sth to protect it, especially sth such as a knife or other weapon or tool 护层;(刀、剑等的)鞘;(工具的)套He put the dagger back in its sheath.他把短剑插回鞘中。The cable is protected by a strong plastic sheath.电缆外层有结实的塑料护皮保护着。 tarpaulin tɑːˈpɔːlɪn; NAmE tɑːrˈpɔːlɪn [countable] a large sheet made of a heavy waterproof material, used to cover things to keep rain or water off 柏油帆布;(防水)油布The car was covered with a black tarpaulin.那辆车用黑色的油布盖着。 tarp [countable] (NAmE, informal) a tarpaulin 柏油帆布;(防水)油布The men huddled under the tarp.那些人在防水油布下挤作一团。 covering [uncountable, countable] a material that is used to cover sth, especially sth such as floors or walls in order to protect them or make them look attractive (尤指用来保护或装饰地板或墙壁等的)覆盖物The cell had bare walls and no floor covering.那小房间的墙光秃秃的,地板上也没有覆盖物。 wrap [uncountable] (usually in compounds 通常用于构成复合词) paper, plastic, etc. that is used for wrapping sth in, in order to protect it or make it look attractive 包裹(或包装)材料We stock a wide range of cards and gift wrap.我们备有式样繁多的贺卡和礼品包装材料。Use bubble wrap (= a sheet of plastic full of small bubbles of air) to pack things which might get broken.用气泡膜把易碎物品包起来。 (NAmE) Just cover the plate of sandwiches with plastic wrap (= a thin transparent plastic material that sticks to a surface and to itself).把那一碟三明治用保鲜膜盖上。The British English word for plastic wrap is cling film. 英式英语中用cling film来指保鲜膜。 cover

verb

cover ♦︎ coat ♦︎ spread ♦︎ rub ♦︎ smear ♦︎ daub ♦︎ cakeThese words all mean to put a liquid or a soft substance onto sth. 这些词均表示将液体或稀软之物涂抹、覆盖到某物上。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配to cover / coat / spread / rub / smear / daub / cake sth with sthto cover / coat / cake sth in sthto spread / rub / smear / daub sth on sthto spread / smear sth over sthto cover sth with / coat sth with / spread a layer of sthto rub / smear oil into / onto sthto be covered / coated / caked in / with dustto be covered / caked in / with dirtto be covered / smeared / caked in / with mudto be covered / coated / smeared in / with grease / oilto be covered / coated / smeared / daubed with paintto be covered / smeared / daubed / caked in / with bloodto be covered / coated / spread with chocolateliberally covered / coated / spread / smearedthickly / thinly covered / coated / spread cover [transitive, often passive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to put a layer of sth, especially sth liquid, soft or dirty, on sb/sth 覆上,洒上,溅上(一层液体、稀软或脏的东西)The players were soon covered in mud.那些运动员很快就满身泥浆。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。 coat [transitive, often passive] to cover sth with a layer of a substance 给⋯涂上一层;(用⋯)覆盖The cookies were thickly coated with chocolate.曲奇上涂了厚厚一层巧克力。A film of dust coated the table.桌上覆盖着一层灰尘。NOTE 辨析 Cover or coat? Cover is a more general word than coat. Coat is used especially when sth is deliberately covered with a fixed layer for decoration or protection. * cover比coat含义广。coat尤指出于装饰或保护目的,有意在某物上面牢固地覆盖上一层The flakes are coated with sugar (= the sugar is fixed onto them).薄片上涂了一层糖。The flakes are covered with sugar (= the sugar is not fixed onto them).薄片上沾了一层糖。When sth gets coated in dust or grease, it suggests that the dust or grease may be quite thick and hard to remove. 分词coated指某物覆盖着灰尘或油脂时,暗示灰尘或油脂可能很厚,难以去除More than 400 birds were coated with oil when 50 tonnes of crude oil spilled into the sea.50吨原油泄漏到海里后,400多只鸟身上裹了一层油污。 spread (spread, spread) [transitive, intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to deliberately put a layer of a substance onto the surface of sth; to be able to be put onto a surface 涂;敷;抹She spread butter on a piece of toast.她往烤面包片上抹黄油。Spread the cake with cream and then sprinkle flakes of chocolate on top.把奶油抹到蛋糕上,然后在上面撒些巧克力碎片。If the paint is too thick, it will not spread easily.油漆如果太稠就不容易涂抹。Spread is used about substances that you spread deliberately; it is not used about dirt or grease that gets onto sth by accident. * spread指有意涂抹,不用来指灰尘或油脂意外沾染到某物上。 rub (-bb-) [transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to spread a liquid or other substance over a surface while pressing firmly 涂;抹;搽She rubbed moisturizer into her skin.她把乳液揉抹进皮肤里。Rub some salt on the fish before cooking.烹制前在鱼身上抹些盐。 smear smɪə(r); NAmE smɪr [transitive] to spread a soft substance over a surface in a rough or careless way (用稀软物质)胡乱涂抹The children had smeared mud on the walls.那些孩子往墙上乱涂泥巴。His face was smeared with blood.他满脸血污。 see also smear mark noun daub dɔːb [transitive, often passive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to spread a substance such as paint or mud onto sth thickly and/or carelessly (用颜料、灰泥等)涂抹,乱涂,乱画The walls of the building were daubed with red paint.这座楼的几面墙上随意涂了一层红漆。NOTE 辨析 Smear or daub? Daub is often passive; smear is often active or passive. Daub always needs an adverb or preposition; smear can be used without. * daub常用被动形式,smear主动或被动形式均很常用。daub总是与副词或介词连用,smear可不跟副词或介词She had smeared her make-up.她胡乱化了妆。She had daubed her make-up. Daub is often used when talking about words which are written on sth; smear is not usually used in this way. 在某物上涂写字句常用daub,smear一般不这样用They found a message daubed onto the wall of the cell.他们在小房间墙上发现了一条涂写的信息。They found a message smeared onto the wall of the cell. cake [transitive, usually passive] to cover sth with a thick layer of sth soft that becomes hard when it dries (用干后变硬的稀软物质)覆盖(厚厚一层)Her shoes were caked with mud.她的鞋上沾满泥巴。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 525 COCA: 560
cover
To hide, or to hide something: hide, cover, obscure...
To cover something: cover, wrap, coat...
To have just enough money: afford, eke out, subsist...
To travel in a vehicle: go, ride, commute...
To sing: sing, sing along, croon...
To use a gun: aim, at gunpoint, cock...
Layers and coverings: surface, cover, layer...
Bedclothes: afghan, bedclothes, bedding...
Parts of books: acknowledgments, addendum, afterword...
General types of business or company: account, acquisition, affiliate...
Lies: lie, invention, falsehood...
Types of job or work: baby, busywork, calling...
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