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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
2 layer 层 if something covers a surface, it forms a layer over it 盖，覆盖
3 DEAL WITH/INCLUDEinclude 包括 to include or deal with a particular subject or group of things 包括，包含，涉及
4 distance 距离TRAVEL to travel a particular distance 走完〔一段路程〕
6 news 新闻TCREPORT to report the details of an event for a newspaper or a television or radio programme 报道
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
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
Examples from the Corpus
cover (all) the bases• Stacked humbuckers are one solution but Chandler's Firebird pickups cover all the bases equally well, while sounding refreshingly individual.
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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 up for somebody• Heaven only knows what else you've done that Paige has covered up for.• By lying and covering up for her husband, the wife provides negative reinforcement for his violence.• The persistent tendency to cover up for our lack of effectiveness by using vague language must be strongly resisted.• High ranking military men were covering up for the murderers.• And start covering up for them.
n THESAURUS
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.
Examples from the Corpus
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.
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
3 BED 床the covers [plural]DF the sheets etc that you put over yourself when you are in bed 被子
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the covers• She threw back the covers, and climbed in.• With a cross little sound in the back of her throat, she irritably kicked the covers aside.• But this morning I hear McMurphy out there in the latrine as I come out of the covers.• Not even the glasses and scarf could completely hide a face that had been on the covers of magazines.• You're always stealing the covers!• He'd just hit me for two huge sixes, then slapped me savagely through the covers.• Turning off the light, she slid back under the covers and closed her eyes to sleep fitfully until noon.• Antoinette's legs and feet twitched under the covers, would suddenly throw themselves from side to side.• She sets the telephone close, she tucks up the covers.
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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under cover• an undercover cop• Cobb worked on the case under cover for the FBI.
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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under (the) cover of darkness/night• They would exit under cover of darkness at one of numerous drop-zones fifty kilometres from the vast sprawl of Sagramaso City.• Later, under cover of darkness, they crept into the house, where Charles hid for the night in the attic.• Locals under the cover of darkness.• Several of us ducked out under cover of darkness, even as others arrived.• They would pull out under cover of darkness.• Kawaja fueled speculation by publicly suggesting that barrels of the by-product were shipped out under cover of night.• The actual emergence usually takes place under cover of darkness.
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
n COLLOCATIONS
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
cover + NOUNThere was a blonde girl on the magazine cover.
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)
phrasesShe had always liked the idea of being a cover girl.
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.
n THESAURUS
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.
Examples from the Corpus
cover• There's $5 cover because there's a band playing tonight.• For years he had used his position at the United Nations as a cover for his spying activities.• It's a good idea to buy a cover for your computer keyboard.• Experts say you should never use more than one page for a cover letter.• They ceasefire turned out to be just a cover to gain time to prepare another attack.• I need to buy a large casserole dish with a cover.• My grandmother disappeared behind her book cover.• Like the Essence ad, the book covers included shaving tips.• The soldiers ran for cover when the shooting began.• Pour over dry ingredients, cover and whirl in blender for about 1 minute.• It was the perfect cover story.• She took the card out of its plastic cover.• There were old record covers scattered all over the floor.• I don't really like Clapton's cover of "I Shot the Sheriff."• Truss-rod adjustment lives under the traditionally-situated cover above the nut, and offers full dual-action flexibility.• Patrick threw back the covers and hopped out of bed.• Clinton's on the cover of "Newsweek."• As with most systems, you can upgrade this cover at extra cost.• "The Bridge" was a tribute album of Neil Young covers.
dust cover• It is easy enough to imagine brushing away a meter or so of dry dust covering an ice deposit.
cover photo/shot/picture• A cover shot on a magazine with Moore?• At photo opportunities or on walkabouts, he seemed to see a Private Eye cover picture in every handshake or pram.• The picture which became the cover shot, of the Rollright Stones, was a particular race against time.• The cover shot nicely evokes the bewilderment felt when climbing in Ordesa.• The cover shot saw long-haired Best with the famous red United shirt hanging outside his shorts.
broke cover• Lord Hamlyn eventually broke cover himself, giving ill health as the explanation for his reticence.• She took several deep breaths, then broke cover and sprinted in a zigzag weave across the open ground.
cover against/for• It might make a cover for Private Eye.• Bake, covered for 35 minutes.• If you have health insurance, you may be covered for private treatment abroad anyway.• State residents would be covered for medical care provided out-of-state for up to 90 days of travel a year.• Not even my occasional corporate consulting was good enough cover for my unrelenting commitment.• You may substitute another if its cover for watersports and sailing is equivalent or better.• Relatively inexpensive items could be included in a general household policy, but obtain separate cover for more valuable rugs.• I asked Narendra to cover for me and I drove back to the hotel.
ground cover• Use it in a sunny mixed bed, or as ground cover.• Once established it spreads very rapidly and provides excellent ground cover.• Cracking in dry weather can be prevented by mulching and ensuring there is a good ground cover.• Flourishing in sun or light shade, this stachys makes good ground cover under roses.• It can be reduced if you provide more ground cover for the Loaches so that each can find its own space.• One-plant cultures of a single species developed vegetatively, occupying shallow brooks with a stony ground covered with sand, are typical.• It turns out the native animals impact that ground cover very lightly.• There are a few gaps, with ground cover to stop the soil slipping.
cloud/snow/fog etc cover• Wind currents and cloud cover always played havoc with our helicopters.• Scientists say the average cirrus cloud cover over the United States has increased 5 percent since the 1960s.• Crop yields would fall as a result of shorter growing periods, and reduced solar radiation due to heavier cloud cover.• Long periods of cloud cover hindered data acquisition during the 1991-92 summer period.• And he heard now, from another direction, up above the cloud cover, a 28.• While the snow covers one world it now also reveals another.• The temperature rises with the cloud cover, and the snow underfoot becomes wet and soft, making progress difficult and tiring.• The cloud cover as well as the atmospheric conditions are precisely defined.
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.
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
→ see also dividend covercovercover2 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.
cov·er1 verb
→n THESAURUS1cover2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1
→10-17
→n THESAURUS1cover2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1
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