cover

1. V-T If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it. 盖

Cover the casserole with a tight-fitting lid. 用紧实的盖子把砂锅盖住。

He whimpered and covered his face. 他呜咽着捂住了脸。

2. V-T If one thing covers another, it has been placed over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it. 盖住

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. V-T If one thing covers another, it forms a layer over its surface. 覆盖

The clouds had spread and covered the entire sky. 乌云铺开，遮蔽了整个天空。

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

The desk was covered with papers. 书桌上铺了些报纸。

5. V-T If you cover a particular distance, you travel that distance. 走过 (一段距离)

It would not be easy to cover ten miles on that amount of petrol. 要靠那些数量的汽油跑10英里可不容易。

6. V-T 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. 保险

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，尽管保单并没有严格保到此项。

7. V-T If a law covers a particular set of people, things, or situations, it applies to them. 适用于

The law covers four categories of experiments. 这一原理适用于4类试验。

8. V-T If you cover a particular topic, you discuss it in a lecture, course, or book. 论及

Introduction to Chemistry aims to cover important topics in organic chemistry. 《化学入门》意在论及有机化学的重要问题。

9. V-T If a sum of money covers something, it is enough to pay for it. 足够支付

Send it to the address given with $2.50 to cover postage and administration. 把这封信寄到所给地址，$2.50足以支付邮资和手续费。

10. V-I 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. 包庇

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

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的工作。

12. PHRASE If you cover your arse, you do something in order to protect yourself, for example against criticism or against accusations of doing something wrong. 为自己开脱[非正式，粗话]

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1. N-COUNT A cover is something which is put over an object, usually in order to protect it. 套子

...a sofa with washable covers. …一张沙发套可拆洗的沙发。

2. N-COUNT The cover of a book or a magazine is the outside part of it. 封面

...a small book with a green cover. …一本绿色封面的小册子。

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

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. N-UNCOUNT Cover is trees, rocks, or other places where you shelter from the weather or from an attack, or hide from someone. 掩蔽处

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. N-UNCOUNT Insurance cover is a guarantee from an insurance company that money will be paid by them if it is needed. (保险) 保障

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

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. N-PLURAL The covers on your bed are the things such as sheets and blankets that you have on top of you. 床上盖具

She set her glass down and slid under the covers. 她放下杯子，钻进了被子。

8. →see also covering

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

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。

10. PHRASE If you do something under cover of a particular situation, you are able to do it without being noticed because of that situation. 在…的掩护下

They move under cover of darkness. 他们在黑夜的掩护下行进。