1

遮盖;掩蔽

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

1. Cover the casserole with a tight-fitting lid...

   用大小合适的盖子盖住砂锅。

2. He whimpered and covered his face...

   他掩面抽泣。

3. Keep what's left in a covered container in the fridge.

   把剩下的食物装入带盖的容器，放进冰箱。

2

盖在…上面;铺在…上面

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

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

   他伸手去触摸遮住左眼的黑眼罩。

2. His head was covered with a khaki turban.

   他头上包着卡其布的穆斯林头巾。

3

盖;覆盖;遮住

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

1. The clouds had spread and nearly covered the entire sky...

   云彩扩散开来，几乎遮住了整个天空。

2. Two oil slicks are covering a total area of seven square miles...

   两层浮油漂浮在7平方英里的区域上。

3. The desk was covered with papers...

   桌子上摆满了公文。

4. I looked in the mirror and saw that my face was covered in blood.

   我照了照镜子，看见自己满脸是血。

4

用…遮盖;把…铺在…上

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

1. The trees in your garden may have covered the ground with apples, pears or plums...

   你花园里的果树也许已经落了一地的苹果、梨或李子。

2. She covered the walls with the signs of the zodiac.

   她在墙上贴满了十二星座的标志。

5

行走(一段路程)

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

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

   就那么点儿汽油很难开10英里。

2. It covered the distance in 28 hours compared with the train's six days.

   它走这一段要用28小时，与之相比火车要用6天。

6

(用枪等)掩护

To cover someone or something means to protect them from attack, for example by pointing a gun in the direction of people who may attack them, ready to fire the gun if necessary.

1. You go first. I'll cover you.

   你先撤，我掩护你。

7

(飞机等的)掩护，防护

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

1. They said they could not provide adequate air cover for ground operations.

   他们声称无法为地面军事行动提供充分的空中掩护。

8

躲避处;避难所;庇护所

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

1. Charles lit the fuses and they ran for cover.

   查尔斯点燃了导火索，他们便赶紧四处躲避。

2. ...barren wastes of field with no trees and no cover.

   没有树木和其他遮蔽物的荒芜之地

9

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.

1. Their insurer paid the lb900 bill, even though the policy did not strictly cover it...

   虽然严格来讲保险单并不包含这一项，他们的保险公司还是支付了那张900英镑的账单。

2. These items are not covered by your medical insurance...

   这些项目不在你的医保范围之内。

3. You should take out travel insurance covering you and your family against theft.

   你应该为自己和家人办理旅游保险以防偷盗。

10

(保险公司的)保险

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

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

   确保该公司上了足够的保险。

11

(法律)适用于，涉及

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

1. The law covers four categories of experiments...

   该法规适用于4类试验。

2. Like any other commodity, pedigree dogs are covered by the Sale of Goods Act.

   像其他商品一样，纯种狗的买卖同样受《货物买卖法》的约束。

12

(在演讲、课程或书中)讨论，涉及

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

1. The Oxford Chemistry Primers aim to cover important topics in organic chemistry...

   《牛津化学初级读本》丛书旨在论述有机化学中的重要问题。

2. Other subjects covered included nerves and how to overcome them.

   所涉及的其他主题包括焦虑及如何克服。

13

报道

If journalists, newspapers, or television companies cover an event, they report on it.

1. Robinson was sent to Italy to cover the 1990 World Cup...

   鲁宾逊被派到意大利报道1990年的世界杯比赛。

2. The US news media will cover the trial closely.

   美国新闻媒体将对该审判进行追踪报道。

14

(钱)足以支付，够付

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

1. Send it to the address given with lb1.50 to cover postage and administration...

   将它寄到指定地址，并附上1.50英镑以支付邮资和管理费。

2. Those figures might not even cover the cost of breakages.

   那笔钱甚至都不够赔偿破损费。

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覆盖物;套子;罩子;盖子

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

1. ...a family room with washable covers on the furniture.

   家具上套有可清洗外罩的家庭娱乐室

2. ...a duvet cover.

   羽绒被罩

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被子;毯子;床单;床罩

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

1. She set her glass down and slid farther under the covers.

   她放下杯子，钻进被子里。

17

(书刊的)封面，封皮

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

1. A few years ago, David Byrne was on the cover of Time magazine.

   几年前，大卫·拜恩曾登上《时代》周刊的封面。

2. ...a small spiral-bound booklet with a green cover...

   有绿色封皮的螺旋装订的活页小册子

3. I used to read every issue from cover to cover.

   以前我每一期都会从头读到尾。

18

(对秘密或违法之事的)掩盖，掩饰

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

1. They set up a spurious temple that was a cover for sexual debauchery...

   他们建立起一座为淫秽活动作掩护的假寺庙。

2. As a cover story he generally tells people he is a freelance photographer.

   为掩饰身份，他一般对外称自己是一名自由摄影师。

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(通过提供假信息或不完全的信息来)遮掩，掩盖，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.

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

   她为什么要包庇想要杀她的人呢？

20

代替，顶替(某人工作)

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

1. She did not have enough nurses to cover for those who went ill or took holiday.

   她没有足够的护士来顶替那些生病或休假的人工作。

21

翻唱(歌曲)

To cover a song originally performed by someone else means to record a new version of it.

1. He must make a decent living from other artists covering his songs.

   其他艺术家翻唱他的歌曲，一定使他过上了收入颇为可观的生活。

22

同 cover version

A cover is the same as a cover version .

1. The single is a cover of an old Rolling Stones song.

   这支单曲是滚石乐队的一首老歌的翻唱。

23

揭露，揭示(真实身份或工作的真实性质)

To blow someone's cover means to cause their true identity or the true nature of their work to be revealed.

1. Asking those kind of questions could blow my cover...

   问那种问题会暴露我的身份。

2. The young man looked embarrassed, as if he were a spy whose cover had been blown.

   那个年轻人看起来局促不安，就好像他是一个身份暴露的间谍一样。

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(通常为到达另一地点)离开隐蔽处，冲出躲藏处

If you break cover, you leave a place where you have been hiding or sheltering from attack, usually in order to run to another place.

1. They began running again, broke cover and dashed towards the road.

   他们又开始跑，离开隐蔽处朝公路冲去。

25

躲避(炮火、轰炸或坏天气)

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

1. Shoppers took cover behind cars as police marksmen returned fire.

   警方的射击手开火回击时，购物者们躲在汽车后面。

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在…的遮掩下(躲避炮火轰炸、坏天气等)

If you are under cover, you are under something that protects you from gunfire, bombs, or the weather.

1. 'Get under cover!' shouted Billy, and we darted once more for the tables.

   “躲起来！”比利喊道，我们便又一次冲向桌子。

27

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.

1. They move under cover of darkness.

   他们在黑暗的掩护下行进。

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保护自己(免受批评、谴责等);辩解

If you cover your back or cover your rear, you do something in order to protect yourself, for example against criticism or against accusations of doing something wrong.

1. The canny Premier covered his back by pointing out that he was of Scottish stock.

   精明狡猾的首相辩解说自己是苏格兰血统。

29

同 cover your back

Cover your ass means the same as cover your back .

1. Just play it safe, cover your ass, keep your head down.

   要谨慎行事，保护好自己并保持低调。

1

隐藏；保护

hide/protect

2

掩蔽；遮盖

to place sth over or in front of sth in order to hide or protect it

3

用锡箔把鸡肉松松地盖起来。

Cover the chicken loosely with foil.

4

她双手掩面。

She covered her face with her hands.

5

他哈哈大笑以掩饰紧张的心情。

He laughed to cover (= hide) his nervousness.

6

覆盖

spread over surface

7

盖；覆盖

to lie or spread over the surface of sth

8

大雪覆盖了大地。

Snow covered the ground.

9

森林覆盖着这个国家的大片土地。

Much of the country is covered by forest.

10

撒上，洒上，溅上（一层液体、尘土等）

to put or spread a layer of liquid, dust, etc. on sb/sth

11

那些运动员很快就浑身溅满了泥。

The players were soon covered in mud.

12

风从沙漠那边吹来，把一切都蒙上了一层沙子。

The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand.

13

包括

include

14

包括；包含；涉及；处理

to include sth; to deal with sth

15

调查包括这家企业的各个方面。

The survey covers all aspects of the business.

16

这些讲座涉及的内容极为广泛丰富。

The lectures covered a lot of ground (= a lot of material, subjects, etc.) .

17

负责这个国家北部地区的销售队伍

the sales team covering the northern part of the country (= selling to people in that area)

18

这些规则适用于这样一种情况吗？

Do the rules cover (= do they apply to) a case like this?

19

钱币

money

20

足以支付；够付

to be or provide enough money for sth

21

100元该足够支付你的费用了。

$100 should cover your expenses.

22

你的父母得支付你的学费。

Your parents will have to cover your tuition fees.

23

这场演出勉强够本。

The show barely covered its costs .

24

距离；面积

distance/area

25

行走（一段路程）

to travel the distance mentioned

26

到日落时我们已走了三十英里。

By sunset we had covered thirty miles.

27

他们步行了很长时间，走了好长的一段路。

They walked for a long time and covered a good deal of ground .

28

占（一片面积）

to spread over the area mentioned

29

保护区占地面积大约1 140平方公里。

The reserve covers an area of some 1 140 square kilometres.

30

报道新闻

report news

31

报道；电视报道

to report on an event for television, a newspaper, etc.; to show an event on television

32

她正在报道这个政党的年会新闻。

She's covering the party's annual conference.

33

英国广播公司将报道这次锦标赛的所有重要赛事。

The BBC will cover all the major games of the tournament.

34

代替某人

for sb

35

代替，顶替，替补（某人工作或履行职责）

to do sb's work or duties while they are away

36

简休假期间我顶替她工作。

I'm covering for Jane while she's on leave.

37

（为免他人陷入麻烦而用谎话或借口）遮掩，掩盖，敷衍

to invent a lie or an excuse that will stop sb from getting into trouble

38

我得出去一会儿，假如有人问起我在哪里，你能为我搪塞一下吗？

I have to go out for a minute─will you cover for me if anyone asks where I am?

39

保险

with insurance

40

给…保险

to protect sb against loss, injury, etc. by insurance

41

你是否买了足够的火险和盗窃险？

Are you fully covered for fire and theft?

42

这份保险单是否保我丈夫的驾车险？

Does this policy cover my husband to drive?

43

防遭指责

against blame

44

采取预防行动（以使自己免遭责备）

to take action in order to protect yourself against being blamed for sth

45

医生测量体温的一个原因是免得被指玩忽职守而遭受索赔。

One reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims.

46

用枪

with gun

47

掩护

to protect sb by threatening to shoot at anyone who tries to attack them

48

掩护我前进。

Cover me while I move forward.

49

用枪瞄准（以致无人可逃跑或开枪）

to aim a gun at a place or person so that nobody can escape or shoot

50

警方用枪封锁了那栋大楼的出口。

The police covered the exits to the building.

51

不许动！我们的枪口正对着你们！

Don't move─we've got you covered !

52

歌曲

song

53

翻唱（原来由另一乐队或歌手演唱的歌曲）

to record a new version of a song that was originally recorded by another band or singer

54

他们翻唱了滚石乐队的一首老歌。

They've covered an old Rolling Stones number.

55

考虑周全；面面俱到

to consider and deal with all the things that could happen or could be needed when you are arranging sth

56

粉饰污点；防止可预见的指责

to realize that you may be blamed or criticized for sth later and take action to avoid this

57

一切都要立字为据，以绝后患。

Get everything in writing in order to cover your back.

58

掩盖自己的行径

to try and hide what you have done, because you do not want other people to find out about it

59

他使她的死亡看起来像是自杀，企图以此掩盖自己的罪行。

He had attempted to cover his tracks by making her death appear like suicide.

60

掩藏实情；掩盖真相

to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant

61

（给露天场地）装顶盖，加顶

to put a covering or roof over an open space

62

（完全）盖住，遮住

to cover sth completely so that it cannot be seen

63

这些罗马遗址现已被栋栋办公大楼完全遮住。

The Roman remains are now covered over by office buildings.

64

加（或多）穿衣服；穿暖和

to put on more clothes

65

（完全）盖住，遮住

to cover sth completely so that it cannot be seen

66

他用一条布单把尸体盖上了。

He covered up the body with a sheet.

67

掩盖（错误、罪行等的）真相

to try to stop people from knowing the truth about a mistake, a crime, etc.

68

保护；遮蔽物

protection/shelter

69

覆盖物；掩蔽物；套子；罩子

a thing that is put over or on another thing, usually to protect it or to decorate it

70

靠垫套

a cushion cover

71

手推童车的塑料防水篷

a plastic waterproof cover for the stroller

72

躲避处；避难所；庇护所

a place that provides shelter from bad weather or protection from an attack

73

雨下起来时，大家都跑着找地方避雨。

Everyone ran for cover when it started to rain.

74

登山运动员在山洞里躲避暴风雨。

The climbers took cover from the storm in a cave.

75

爆炸发生以后，满街的人都奔跑躲避。

After the explosion the street was full of people running for cover .

76

书

of book

77

（书刊的）封面，封皮

the outside of a book or a magazine

78

封面 / 底

the front/back cover

79

各种杂志的封面都有她的头像。

Her face was on the cover (= the front cover) of every magazine.

80

他总是把报纸从头到尾全看一遍。

He always reads the paper from cover to cover (= everything in it) .

81

保险

insurance

82

（保险公司的）保险

protection that an insurance company provides by promising to pay you money if a particular event happens

83

事故保险

accident cover

84

意外损害保险

cover against accidental damage

85

武器

with weapons

86

掩护；防护

support and protection that is provided when sb is attacking or in danger of being attacked

87

一到达敌方的水域，船只就需要空中掩护。

The ships needed air cover (= protection by military planes) once they reached enemy waters.

88

树木；植物

trees/plants

89

（生长在一个地区的）树木植物，自然植被

trees and plants that grow on an area of land

90

地球上森林覆盖的总面积正在减少。

The total forest cover of the earth is decreasing.

91

云；雪

cloud/snow

92

（云层的）遮盖；（雪的）覆盖

the fact of the sky being covered with cloud or the ground with snow

93

预计今天下午有雾和低空云层。

Fog and low cloud cover are expected this afternoon.

94

这个地区一年中有六个月被积雪覆盖。

In this area there is snow cover for six months of the year.

95

床上

on bed

96

床单；床罩；毯子；被子

the sheets, blankets , etc. on a bed

97

她掀开被子跳下床来。

She threw back the covers and leapt out of bed.

98

歌曲

song

99

隐藏

hiding sth

100

（对身份、感情或违法事情的）掩盖，掩饰

activities or behaviour that seem honest or true but that hide sb's real identity or feelings, or that hide sth illegal

101

他以公务员的工作作为搞间谍活动的掩护。

His work as a civil servant was a cover for his activities as a spy.

102

她以过分自信的态度来掩饰她紧张的心情。

Her over-confident attitude was a cover for her nervousness.

103

只要拨打一个电话就可揭穿他们的伪装。

It would only take one phone call to blow their cover (= make known their true identities and what they were really doing) .

104

代替某人工作

for sb's work

105

代替工作；代劳；替补

the fact of sb doing another person's job when they are away or when there are not enough staff

106

安排他人顶替缺席的员工是经理的工作。

It's the manager's job to organize cover for staff who are absent.

107

纠纷期间救护车司机只提供急救替班。

Ambulance drivers provided only emergency cover during the dispute.

108

匆匆离开隐蔽处；冲出躲藏处

to leave a place that you have been hiding in, usually at a high speed

109

（为秘密活动）伪装着，装扮着，冒名顶替

pretending to be sb else in order to do sth secretly

110

做隐蔽工作的警察

a police officer working under cover

111

在…下（避风雨）

under a structure that gives protection from the weather

112

在…的掩护（或保护）下

hidden or protected by sth

113

后来他们在夜幕的掩护下溜进了房子。

Later, under cover of darkness, they crept into the house.

114

另函

in a separate envelope

115

现另函寄上所要资料。

The information you requested is being forwarded to you under separate cover.

116

勿以貌取人；勿只凭外表判断

used to say that you should not form an opinion about sb/sth from their appearance only

117

以上各词均含藏、隐藏、掩盖、隐瞒之义。

These words all mean to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found, or to keep the truth or your feelings secret.

118

指藏、隐藏、掩盖（尤指感情）：

to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found; to keep sth secret, especially your feelings

119

他把信藏在抽屉里。

He hid the letter in a drawer.

120

她设法掩藏住自己的失望。

She managed to hide her disappointment.

121

指隐藏、隐瞒、掩盖：

( formal ) to hide sb/sth; to keep sth secret

122

那些画藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。

The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.

123

蒂姆几乎掩饰不住自己的失望。

Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.

124

conceal指掩藏感情时常用于否定句。

When it is being used to talk about emotions, conceal is often used in negative statements.

125

指掩蔽、遮盖：

to place sth over or in front of sth in order to hide it

126

她双手掩面。

She covered her face with her hands.

127

指掩蔽、掩饰、伪装，以免被认出：

to hide or change the nature of sth, so that it cannot be recognized

128

他竭力掩饰自己的口音。

He tried to disguise his accent.

129

指掩饰、掩藏（情感、气味、事实等），以免被看出或注意到：

to hide a feeling, smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot be easily seen or noticed

130

她用微笑来掩饰她的愤怒。

She masked her anger with a smile.

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指通过使人或事物与周围环境或其他事物相似而达到伪装、掩饰的目的：

to hide sb/sth by making them/it look like the things around, or like sth else

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士兵用树枝和树叶来伪装自己。

The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and twigs.

1

fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations

例子:

1. artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal

近义词: covering fire

2

the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

例子:

1. the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft

近义词: covering,screening,masking

3

a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)

例子:

1. her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment

4

the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

例子:

1. the book had a leather binding

近义词: binding,book binding,back

5

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

例子:

1. he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep

近义词: blanket

6

a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else

例子:

1. they made a cover of a Beatles' song

近义词: cover version,cover song

7

a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

例子:

1. a screen of trees afforded privacy
2. under cover of darkness
3. the brush provided a covert for game
4. the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background

近义词: screen,covert,concealment

8

covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)

例子:

1. he removed the top of the carton
2. he couldn't get the top off of the bottle
3. put the cover back on the kettle

近义词: top

9

a natural object that covers or envelops

例子:

1. under a covering of dust
2. the fox was flushed from its cover

近义词: covering,natural covering

10

a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink

近义词: cover charge

11

clothe, as if for protection from the elements

例子:

1. cover your head!

近义词: wrap up

12

sit on (eggs)

例子:

1. Birds brood
2. The female covers the eggs

近义词: brood,hatch,incubate

13

protect by insurance

例子:

1. The insurance won't cover this

近义词: insure,underwrite

14

be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

例子:

1. Snow reported on China in the 1950's
2. The cub reporter covered New York City

近义词: report

15

maintain a check on;especially by patrolling

例子:

1. The second officer covered the top floor

16

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

例子:

1. This book deals with incest
2. The course covered all of Western Civilization
3. The new book treats the history of China

近义词: treat,handle,plow,deal,address

17

hold within range of an aimed firearm

18

protect or defend (a position in a game)

例子:

1. he covered left field

19

be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game

20

play a higher card than the one previously played

例子:

1. Smith covered again

21

form a cover over

例子:

1. The grass covered the grave

近义词: spread over

22

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

例子:

1. cover her face with a handkerchief
2. cover the child with a blanket
3. cover the grave with flowers

23

put something on top of something else

例子:

1. cover the meat with a lot of gravy

近义词: overlay

24

copulate with a female, used especially of horses

例子:

1. The horse covers the mare

近义词: breed

25

cover as if with a shroud

例子:

1. The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery

近义词: shroud,enshroud,hide

26

travel across or pass over

例子:

1. The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day

近义词: traverse,track,cross,pass over,get over,get across,cut through,cut across

27

spread over a surface to conceal or protect

例子:

1. This paint covers well

28

hide from view or knowledge

例子:

1. The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House

近义词: cover up

29

be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of

例子:

1. Is this enough to cover the check?

30

to take an action to protect against future problems

例子:

1. Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself

31

help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities

例子:

1. She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week

32

invest with a large or excessive amount of something

例子:

1. She covered herself with glory

33

include in scope;include as part of something broader;have as one's sphere or territory

例子:

1. This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
2. this should cover everyone in the group

近义词: embrace,encompass,comprehend

34

make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

例子:

1. he is compensating for being a bad father

近义词: compensate,overcompensate

35

provide for

例子:

1. The grant doesn't cover my salary

36

span an interval of distance, space or time

例子:

1. The war extended over five years
2. The period covered the turn of the century
3. My land extends over the hills on the horizon
4. This farm covers some 200 acres
5. The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles

近义词: continue,extend