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(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (up/over) (with sth) place sth over or in front of sth; hide or protect sth in this way 覆蓋或遮掩某物; (以覆蓋或遮掩方式)隱藏或保護某物
Cover the table with a cloth. 在桌子上鋪上臺布.
He covered (up) the body with a sheet. 他用單子蓋住那具尸體.
She covered her knees (up) with a blanket. 她把毯子蓋在膝蓋上.
The hole was covered (over) with canvas. 這個洞被帆布遮蓋住了.
He covered the cushion with new material. 他給靠墊蒙上了新的料子.
He laughed to cover (ie hide) his nervousness. 他哈哈大笑以遮掩緊張的心情.
She covered her face with her hands. 她雙手掩面.
(b) [Tn] lie or extend over the surface of (sth) 平鋪或展開在(某物)之表面; 蓋住
Snow covered the ground. 積雪覆蓋了大地.
Flood water covered the fields by the river. 洪水淹沒了河邊的田地.
Rubble covered the pavement. 人行道上鋪了碎石塊.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth in/with sth sprinkle, splash or scatter a layer of liquid, dust, etc on sb/sth 在某人[某物]上灑上、 濺上或撒上一層液體、 塵土等
I was covered in/with mud by a passing car. 一輛過路的汽車濺了我一身泥.
The wind blew from the desert and covered everything with sand. 沙漠那邊吹來的風把所有的東西都蒙上了一層沙子.
3 [Tn] include (sth); deal with 包括(某事物); 涉及; 處理; 適用於
research that covers a wide field 涉及范圍很廣的研究工作
Her lectures covered the subject thoroughly. 她的演講對這個問題闡述得很透徹.
Is that word covered in the dictionary? 這部詞典里有那個單詞嗎?
Do the rules cover (ie Can they be made to apply to) a case like this? 這些規則是否適用於這樣的情況?
the salesman covering the northern part of the country, ie selling to people in that region 負責在該國北部地區促銷的推銷員.
4 [Tn] (of money) be enough for (sth) (指錢)夠(某事物)之用
10 will cover our petrol for the journey. 10英鎊就足夠支付我們旅行的汽油費.
The firm barely covers (its) costs; it hasn't made a profit for years. 該公司幾乎入不敷出, 已經多年沒有盈利了.
5 [Tn] travel (a certain distance) 走(一段路程)
By sunset we had covered thirty miles. 到日落的時候, 我們已走了三十英里.
6 [Tn] (of a journalist) report on (a major event such as a trial, an election, a riot, etc) (指新聞記者)報道(審判、 選舉、 動亂之類的大事)
cover the Labour Party's annual conference 報道工黨年會新聞.
7 [I, Ipr] ~ (for sb) do sb's work, duties, etc during his absence 代替某人工作、 履行職責等
I'll cover for Jane while she's on holiday. 簡休假時我替補她工作.
8 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (against/for sth) insure sb/sth against loss, etc 給某人[某事物]保險
Are you fully covered against/for fire and theft? 你是否保了足夠的火險和盜竊險?
9 [Tn]
(a) protect (sb) by shooting at a potential attacker (以火力)掩護(某人)
Cover me while I move forward. 我前進時, 你掩護我.
The artillery gave us covering fire, ie shot to protect us. 炮火掩護著我們.
(b) (of guns, fortresses, etc) be in a position to shoot at and therefore control (an area, a road, etc); dominate (指槍炮、 堡壘等)射程達到, 掩護, 控制(某區域、 道路等); 支配
Our guns covered every approach to the town. 我們的炮火控制了通往市區的各條道路.
(c) keep aiming a gun at sb (so that he cannot shoot or escape) (用槍炮)瞄準某人(使其不能還擊或逃跑)
Cover her while I phone the police. 你用槍看住她, 我給警方打電話.
Keep them covered! 把槍口對準他們!
10 [Tn] (of a male animal, esp a horse) copulate with (a female) (指雄性動物與(雌性動物)交配(尤指馬).
11 (idm 習語) cover/hide a multit...
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封面罩在(c-象形)書上面(over)
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*['k?v?]n. 蓋子, 封面, 藉口vt. 覆蓋, 掩飾, 保護, 掩護, 包括vi. 覆蓋【化】 (頂,閥)蓋; (機,外)殼; 汽車外胎相關詞組: under cover under cover to under plain cover under seperate cover under the cover of break cover cover in cover over cover up sth under cover of cover up for sb from cover to cover