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 层 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 money 钱ENOUGH 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 给…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 a) PROTECTSHOOTto protect someone by being ready to shoot anyone who attacks them 掩护 I’ll make for the door – cover me, will you? 我到门口去——你掩护我好吗?
b) SHOOTto aim a gun at a person or a place where people might be, in order to prevent them from moving or escaping 用枪瞄准〔使人无法移动或逃走〕 He stepped into the doorway and swung the gun up to cover the corridor. 他走进门道,举起枪瞄准走廊。
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〕 They’ve covered several hits from the 1980s. 他们翻唱了几首20世纪80年代的热门歌曲。
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 Parents are already stressed trying to cover the bases at home and at work. 家长要兼顾家庭和工作,压力已经很大了。
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〕 Doctors are concerned to cover themselves against charges of negligence. 医生关心的是要保护自己免受失职的指控。
He copied Stella in on the email just to cover his back. 他把电子邮件抄送了一份给斯特拉,就是想保护自己。
cover yourself (against something)• In a sense it was inevitable that Kelly should cover himself in glory.• He covers himself in rose-water all the time so that the place smells like a funeral parlour.• Dealers will no longer need to buy to cover themselves, removing one factor that has supported prices.• My landlady had stopped screaming by now because she'd managed to cover herself up.• He covered himself with a blanket that suddenly seemed to move on its own-an army of insects began crawling over his skin.• I slid out of bed and covered myself with a huge paisley shawl.• He tumbled to the ground, writhed around on the dirt and covered himself with dust.• She told him that he would cover himself with ridicule by bringing the boy back. 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 He started to destroy documents to cover his tracks. 他开始销毁文件来掩盖自己的行径。
cover your tracks• A man does not spend his time hiding from the world without making sure to cover his tracks.• But Giap taught them to move during rainstorms to deter pursuit, or wade through streams to cover their tracks.• Have you left a clue or have you covered your tracks?• He knows the hunt is in full cry, so he covers his tracks.• Instead of sharpening up their act, they sharpen up their prices and cover their tracks.• It burst through the earth at the top and we had to cover its tracks.• They moved constantly and furtively, covering their tracks and contacting nobody.• She covered her tracks by saying that she'd been at a friend's house all that evening.• Davis covered his tracks so well that no one could prove he had received any of the money.• From this time it is hard to follow Tyndale's movements, for he covered his tracks to avoid possible arrest. 15 cover for somebody phrasal verbphr v a) WORKERto do the work that someone else usually does, because they are not there 代替〔某人工作〕 Who’s covering for you while you’re away? 你不在时谁来代替你?
b) PROTECTto prevent someone from getting into trouble by lying for them, especially about where they are or what they are doing 替…说谎,替…找借口 16 cover 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 The female lays a single egg and covers it over. 雌鸟产下一枚蛋,并把它盖好。
cover over• Full Open Driving cover for drivers over 25 and under 70 years of age with a full licence for 12 months.• That evening when Fritha came, the sea had moved in through the breached walls and covered it over.• Each time she does so, the male has to dig down to the buried vegetation and cover it over again.• He saw that the boy had written his name many times on the cover, over and over.• Jinju quickly moved away from the window and lay down on the kang, pulling the covers up over her head.• Stir well, cover and cook over low heat 45 minutes, removing cover and stirring at 15-minute intervals.• A cover was installed over the second seat and a new canopy and windscreen were built.• A down-stuffed duvet in a printed-cotton cover lay over them. 17 cover up phrasal verbphr v a) cover something ↔ upCOVER to put something over something else so that it cannot be seen 遮盖某物,覆盖某物 Her legs were so swollen she had to cover them up. 她的双腿肿得很厉害,她只好把它们遮住。
b) cover something ↔ upHIDE/NOT SHOW to prevent people from discovering mistakes or unpleasant facts 掩饰某事,隐瞒某事〔指错误或不愉快的事〕 → whitewash The affair was covered up and never reached the papers. 这一事件被隐瞒了起来,始终没有见报。
Mum’s worried, but she covers it up by joking. 妈妈非常担心,但她说笑话来掩饰不安。
→ cover-up c) cover up for somebodySECRET to protect someone by hiding unpleasant facts about them 为某人掩盖错误;包庇某人 They covered up for Kirk by refusing to answer any questions. 他们拒绝回答任何问题,为柯克掩饰。
d) HIDE/NOT SHOWto put clothes, blankets etc over yourself in order to protect or hide your body, or to keep yourself warm 穿上衣服;盖上毯子 Cover up, or stay out of the sun. 遮盖一下,或者不要站在太阳底下。
cover yourself up Hastily, she covered herself up with the towel. 她急忙用毛巾盖住自己。
cover up• Kate has made some big mistakes, and she won't be able to cover them up for long.• Lewis asked his wife to lie in an attempt to cover up the murder. cover yourself up• Hastily, she covered herself up.• My landlady had stopped screaming by now because she'd managed to cover herself up.• I've been covering myself up and praying James wouldn't notice.• I begged them to cover themselves up, but they wouldn't. n THESAURUScover (also cover up) to put something over, on, or around something else, to hide it, protect it, or improve its appearanceCover 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 itThey 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 itI 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 cloudsAt sunset, darkness enveloped the town.
be shrouded in mist/darkness/smoke etc literary to be covered and hidden in mist, smoke etcThe mountains were shrouded in mist.
cover• A flight from Los Angeles to New York covers 2459 miles.• In one twenty-five day period, he covered 800 miles.• He was about fifty, with strands of fair hair covering a receding hair line.• Most health insurers don't cover any surgery that is done for cosmetic reasons.• Kennedy is one of the combatants in the Congressional struggle to reform federal law covering both illegal and legal immigrants.• The legislation was felt to be a success, for in 1898 the types of crimes covered by it were expanded.• A 32-page supplement covers European culture and lifestyle.• The Ideal Home Decorating School gives you details of exclusive readers' courses that cover everything from paint effects to dried flowers.• Michael Putzel now covers foreign affairs from Washington.• Embarrassed, she reached for a towel to cover her body.• Mrs. Moss said the robber covered her with the machine gun and told her to open her door.• Perseus covered his eyes with his free hand.• The book covers more than 70 local small breweries and gives all the pertinent data for each.• The sections cover news writing, feature writing, interviewing, editing and newsletter production.• Posters of Elvis covered practically the whole wall.• Porter, who was covering Rice, was called for a foul.• $29.90 a month covers the cost of all your insurance.• He pulled back a corner of the blanket that covered the dead body.• It took him three days to cover the distance from Laingsbury to Albertsville.• Plaster can be used to cover the holes.• Add salt and pepper, cover the pan, and let cook for 10-15 minutes.• He was sent to Northern Ireland to cover the peace talks.• His book on European history covers the period from 1914 to 2001.• As you can see from the weather map, huge rain clouds are completely covering the South East.• Not overstretching by trying to cover too wide a range of applications simultaneously is also important.• a magazine covering women's issues• Don't worry, I've got enough to cover your ticket. cover something with something• We covered the sofa with a large blanket.
cover ... ground• He is also an artist who covered enormous ground.• In emphasising the place which the child played in his own learning process, Plowden was not covering new ground.• It had been going on since 1963 and was continued despite the fact that dead trees proved to be very effective cover.• It covers such ground as Education, Sexuality, Population and Possessions, using various statistics and polls.• Of course it requires skill in curriculum organization to cover the necessary ground, for example by use of modular schemes and carousels.• It covers much more ground than mooching.• She is then able to cover the same ground, using the objectives set by the ward.• He said he can cover more ground with his drive-by campaign than he could on foot. cover ... ground• He is also an artist who covered enormous ground.• In emphasising the place which the child played in his own learning process, Plowden was not covering new ground.• It had been going on since 1963 and was continued despite the fact that dead trees proved to be very effective cover.• It covers such ground as Education, Sexuality, Population and Possessions, using various statistics and polls.• Of course it requires skill in curriculum organization to cover the necessary ground, for example by use of modular schemes and carousels.• It covers much more ground than mooching.• She is then able to cover the same ground, using the objectives set by the ward.• He said he can cover more ground with his drive-by campaign than he could on foot.
cover ... costs• The oil company declined to say how much more it might bump up prices to cover its costs.• Therefore, a higher product price is necessary to cover these rising costs.• On the other hand, if the firm falls short of covering its fixed costs, a loss will be incurred.• Some, although few, home contents policies have a reverse indemnity clause which may cover costs and damages in some cases.• If the three-day time limit is not complied with the certificate will only cover costs incurred after the date of issue.• The fee covers the costs of processing requests and maintaining the database.• In addition there is a £20m exceptional charge to cover the costs of recent flooding.• The departments would only have to cover the costs of training and equipping them. From Longman Business Dictionary
covercov·er1 /ˈkʌvə-ər/ noun [uncountableU]1INSURANCEinsurance against losing something or suffering damage, injury etcThe policies provide cover for death of the policyholder.
You have to pay an extra premium to have insurance cover on your personal possessions.
→ continental cover2 (also insurance cover)INSURANCE the value that someone or something is insured forinsurance 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 cover4BANKING the amount of notes and coins kept by a bank to meet the needs of its customers → see also dividend cover