| 单词 | cover |
| 释义 | cover1 /'kAva(r); 'k-vw/ vt [VP6A, 15A, B] 1 place (one substance or thing) over or in front of (another); hide or protect (sth) in this way; lie or extend over; occupy the surf ace of: 用黛西盖住; 加盖以蔵匿或保护; 遮盖; 遮蔽…的表面： C~ the table with a cloth. 在桌上铺一块枱布。 Pull your skirt down and ~ your knees. 如徐的亩子拉下一点，遮住你的膝盖。 We shall ~ the seat of this old chair with chintz. 我们将用印花布罩住这旧椅子的椅面。 Snow ~ed the ground. 雪盖住地面。 The floods ~ed large areas on both banks of the river. 洪水淹没了河两岸很大的区域。 She ~ed her face in/with her hands. 她以双手瘫面。 He laughed to ~ (= hide) his nervousness. 他大笑以掩饰其紧张的心情。 ~ in. complete the ~ing of: 完全盖起： The grave was quickly ed in, filled with earth. 墓穴很快就被泥土盍满。 ~ over, spread sth over: 盖住; 覆盖： fo ~ over a hole in a roof. 盖住屋顶漏洞。 ~ up, wrap up, hide: 包里; 隐蔵： C~ yourself up well, Put on warm clothes, etc. 衣服穿暖一点。 How can we ~ up our tracks/our mistakes? 我们如何能掩藏住我们的踪迹 (错误) ? Hence, 由此产生, ~- up n (fig, colloq) way of hiding: (G,G)掩饰或隐蔵的方法： a ~-up for her shyness. 掩饰她害羞的方法。 ~ed wagon n (US) large wagon with an arched canvas roof, used by pioneers for travel across the prairies. (美) 大亘车 (昔时拓荒者用以旅行于大草原之上的有弧形遮篷的大车) 。 2 be ~ed with, a have a great number or amount of: 有很多的： trees ~ed with blossom/ fruit; 开满花 (结满果实) 的树; roses ~ed with greenfly. 生满绿螃虫的玫瑰。 b have as a natural coat: 夭然生有 (毛皮)： Cats are ~ed with fur and dogs are ~ed! with hair. 猫长着一身细毛，狗长着一身粗毛。 c (of non-material things) be overcome by: (指精神或心灵) 为…所克服： ~ed with shame/ . confusion. 不胜羞愧 (惶惑) 。 3 sprinkle or strew with: 碾; 洒; 撒布： A taxi went by and ~ed us with mud. 一辅计程车驶过去，溅了我们一身泥。 The wind blew from the desert and ~ed everything with sand. 风从沙漠里吹过来，使一切东西都穆盖着一层沙。 4 (reflex) bring upon oneself: (反身) 使自身满载或蒙受： ~ oneself with glory/honour/disgrace. 使自身感到光荣 (获得荣誉, 蒙受羞耻) 。 5 protect: 保护; 掩护; 庇护： He ~ed his wife from the man's blows with his own body. 他以自己的身髓掩护他的妻子，使不致受到那人的殴打。 Warships ~ed the landing of the invading army, fired their guns to keep the enemy at a distance, etc. 战舰炮火掩护攻击部队登陆。 Are you ~ed (— insured) against fire and theft? 你们是否已保火险及窃盗险？ 6 travel (a certain distance): 走 (一段路程)： By sunset we had ~ed thirty miles. 日落的时候，我们已走了三十哩。 7 (of guns, fortresses, etc) command (6); dominate: (指大炮、堡垒等) 炮火能及; 射程能达到; 能控制： → “r heavy artillery ~ed every possible approach to the town. 我们的重炮炮火控制了通达镇上的毎一条路。 8 keep a gun aimed at sb (so that he cannot shoot or escape): 以枪炮瞄准着某人 (使其不能射击或逃走)： C~. your man! 瞄准你的敌人！ Keep them ~ed! 举枪对着他们瞄准 (不要中止)！ 9 (of money) be enough for: (指钱) 修用; 足敷： £10 will ~ my needs for the journey. 十镑即足够我的旅行费用。 N'e have only just yd our expenses, made enough for our expenses, but no profit. 我们的收入仅够开支而已 (无盈余) 。 10 include; comprise; extend over; be adequate for: 包括; 包罗; 涵盖; 适用于： Professor As lectures ~ed the subject thoroughly. A 敎授的演讲将这题目讲得很透彻。 His researches ~ed a wide field. 他的研究范围很广。 This book does not fully ~ the subject, does not deal with all aspects of it. 这本书对于这题目阐述不蚁详尽。 Do the rules ~ (= Are they adequate for) all possible cases? 这些规则是否适用于所有可能的情形？ 11 (in games such as cricket and baseball) stand behind (a player) to stop balls that he may miss: (板球及棒球戏) 立于 (球手) 后方以捕捉所失之球： The short-stop ~ed second base. 游击手立于第二垒之后守球。 12 (of a journalist) report (what is said and done at meetings, on public occasions, etc) : (指新闻记者) 采访; 报导 (会议、公众场合等之新闻)： ~ the Labour Party's annual conference. 采访工党年会新闻。 ~ing n sth that ~s: 遮盖物： a leafy ~ing, the trees. 树木; 树荫。 part adj ~ing letter, one sent with a document, or with goods, etc. 公文、货物等的附函。 |
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