covercov•er /'kʌvəʳ/

vt

1. 覆盖；盖没

• The ground was covered with snow. 大地被白雪覆盖着。

• The floods covered the village. 洪水淹没了村庄。

2. 遮盖；遮蔽；刷(油漆等)

• Cover the food with a cloth. 用布把食品盖起来。

• cover a wall with paint 用油漆涂抹墙壁

3. 掩盖；掩饰

• She tried to cover her mistakes. 她试图隐瞒自己的错误。

4. 掩护；保护

• He covered his son from the blows with his own body. 他用自己的身体护着儿子，不让他挨打。

5. 适用于;包括；涉及

• The rules and regulations covered all these cases. 这些规章制度适用于所有这些情况。

• Their researches covered all aspects of the industry. 他们的研究涉及这个行业的所有方面。

6. 走完(一段路程)

• We aimed to cover 400 miles before nightfall. 我们打算天黑前走完四百英里路。

7. 给…投保；弥补(损失等)；负担费用

• The goods are covered against fire. 这些货物已投保火险。

• Will $200 cover the cost of the damage? 200美元够赔偿这项损失吗？

8. 报道，采访

• cover the flood for a newspaper 为报纸采访水灾的新闻

9. (用枪等)瞄准，对准

• The police covered the suspect with a gun. 警察瞄准带枪的嫌疑犯。

10. (大炮、火箭等)射程达到；(要塞等)控制，掌握

11. 范围是，占地

• The city covers 100 square miles. 这个城市的面积占地100 平方公里。

12. 巡逻，巡视

• The police have got all the roads out of town covered. 警察巡视着所有通往市外的道路。

13. 【体】 盯防(对方队员)；防守

vi

1. 掩护

2. 代替

• He is ill today so I am covering for him. 今天他病了，所以由我代替他。

3. (油漆等) 涂盖；覆盖

词组cover over 盖住

• cover over a hole 盖住漏洞

cover up

1. 盖住；裹住

• Cover yourself up. It's cold. 穿的严实些，天气很冷。

2. 掩盖

• Lies can't cover up facts. 谎言掩盖不了事实。