新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cover

英  [ˈkʌvə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • covers

    1[C 可数名词] 套子

    A cover is something which is put over an object, usually in order to protect it.

    双语例句

    例:

    a sofa with washable covers.

    一张沙发套可拆洗的沙发。

    2[C 可数名词] 封面

    The cover of a book or a magazine is the outside part of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    a small book with a green cover.

    一本绿色封面的小册子。

    3[U 不可数名词] 掩护

    Cover is protection from enemy attack that is provided for troops or ships carrying out a particular operation, for example, by aircraft.

    近义词

    protection

    双语例句

    例:

    They could not provide adequate air cover for ground operations.

    他们无法为地面作战行动提供足够的空中掩护。

    4[U 不可数名词] 掩蔽处

    Cover is trees, rocks, or other places where you shelter from the weather or from an attack, or hide from someone.

    近义词

    shelter

    双语例句

    例:

    Charles lit the fuses and they ran for cover.

    查尔斯点燃了导火索,大家跑向掩蔽处。

    5[U 不可数名词] (保险)保障

    Insurance cover is a guarantee from an insurance company that money will be paid by them if it is needed.

    近义词

    protection

    双语例句

    例:

    Make sure that the firm's insurance cover is adequate.

    要确保该公司的保险保障是足够的。

    6[C 可数名词] 掩护

    Something that is a cover for secret or illegal activities seems respectable or normal, and is intended to hide the activities.

    近义词

    front

    双语例句

    例:

    He ran a construction company as a cover for drug dealing.

    他经营了一家建筑公司,作为毒品交易的掩护。

    7[PL 复数] 床上盖具

    The covers on your bed are the things such as sheets and blankets that you have on top of you.

    近义词

    bedclothes

    双语例句

    例:

    She set her glass down and slid under the covers.

    她放下杯子,钻进了被子。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • cover up

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 把…盖上

    If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.

    双语例句

    例:

    He fell asleep in the front room so I covered him up with a duvet.

    他在前屋睡着了,所以我给他盖上了一床羽绒被。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 隐藏 , 掩盖

    If you cover up something that you do not want people to know about, you hide the truth about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    He suspects there's a conspiracy to cover up the crime.

    他怀疑有掩盖这桩罪行的阴谋。

    例:

    They knew they had done something terribly wrong and lied to cover it up.

    他们知道已犯下了大错,并撒谎来掩盖这一错误。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • take cover

    1躲避

    If you take cover, you shelter from gunfire, bombs, or the weather.

    近义词

    shelter

    双语例句

    例:

    Shoppers took cover behind cars as the gunman fired.

    持枪歹徒开枪时,购物者们都躲到了汽车后面。

  • under cover of

    1在…的掩护下

    If you do something under cover of a particular situation, you are able to do it without being noticed because of that situation.

    双语例句

    例:

    They move under cover of darkness.

    他们在黑夜的掩护下行进。

    VERB. 动词
  • covers , covering , covered

    1[T 及物动词]

    If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Cover the casserole with a tight-fitting lid.

    用紧实的盖子把砂锅盖住。

    例:

    He whimpered and covered his face.

    他掩面哭泣。

    2[T 及物动词] 盖住

    If one thing covers another, it has been placed over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.

    双语例句

    例:

    His finger went up to touch the black patch which covered his left eye.

    他的手指抬起来去摸盖在他左眼上的黑眼罩。

    3[T 及物动词] 覆盖

    If one thing covers another, it forms a layer over its surface.

    双语例句

    例:

    The clouds had spread and covered the entire sky.

    乌云铺开,遮蔽了整个天空。

    4[T 及物动词] 铺盖

    To cover something with or in something else means to put a layer of the second thing over its surface.

    双语例句

    例:

    The desk was covered with papers.

    书桌上铺了些报纸。

    5[T 及物动词] 走过(一段距离)

    If you cover a particular distance, you travel that distance.

    双语例句

    例:

    It would not be easy to cover ten miles on that amount of petrol.

    要靠那点儿汽油跑10英里可不容易。

    6[T 及物动词] 给···保险

    An insurance policy that covers a person or thing guarantees that money will be paid by the insurance company in relation to that person or thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    Their insurer paid the $900 bill, even though the policy did not strictly cover it.

    他们的保险公司赔付了他们900美元,尽管保单并没有严格保到此项。

    7[T 及物动词] 适用于

    If a law covers a particular set of people, things, or situations, it applies to them.

    双语例句

    例:

    The law covers four categories of experiments.

    这一原理适用于4类试验。

    8[T 及物动词] 论及

    If you cover a particular topic, you discuss it in a lecture, course, or book.

    近义词

    deal with

    双语例句

    例:

    Introduction to Chemistry aims to cover important topics in organic chemistry.

    《化学入门》旨在论述有机化学的重要问题。

    9[T 及物动词] 足够支付

    If a sum of money covers something, it is enough to pay for it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Send it to the address given with $2.50 to cover postage and administration.

    把这封信寄到所给地址,并附上2.50美元以支付邮资和手续费。

    10[I 不及物动词] 包庇

    If you cover for someone who is doing something secret or illegal, you give false information or do not give all the information you have, in order to protect them.

    双语例句

    例:

    Why would she cover for someone who was trying to kill her?

    她为何要包庇那个试图要杀死她的人呢?

    11[I 不及物动词] 代替

    If you cover for someone who is ill or away, you do their work for them while they are not there.

    双语例句

    例:

    She did not have enough nurses to cover for those who were sick.

    她没有足够的护士来代替她们生病的同事工作。

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