cover

noun

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

e.g. artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal

Synonym: covering fire

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

e.g. the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft

Synonym: coveringscreeningmasking

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

e.g. her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment

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

e.g. the book had a leather binding

Synonym: bindingbook bindingback

5. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

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

Synonym: blanket

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

e.g. they made a cover of a Beatles' song

Synonym: cover versioncover song

7. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

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

Synonym: screencovertconcealment

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

e.g. he removed the top of the carton
he couldn't get the top off of the bottle
put the cover back on the kettle

Synonym: top

9. a natural object that covers or envelops

e.g. under a covering of dust
the fox was flushed from its cover

Synonym: coveringnatural covering

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

Synonym: cover charge

verb

1. clothe, as if for protection from the elements

e.g. cover your head!

Synonym: wrap up

2. sit on (eggs)

e.g. Birds brood
The female covers the eggs

Synonym: broodhatchincubate

3. protect by insurance

e.g. The insurance won't cover this

Synonym: insureunderwrite

4. be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

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

Synonym: report

5. maintain a check on
especially by patrolling

e.g. The second officer covered the top floor

6. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

e.g. This book deals with incest
The course covered all of Western Civilization
The new book treats the history of China

Synonym: treathandleplowdealaddress

7. hold within range of an aimed firearm

8. protect or defend (a position in a game)

e.g. he covered left field

9. be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game

10. play a higher card than the one previously played

e.g. Smith covered again

11. form a cover over

e.g. The grass covered the grave

Synonym: spread over

12. provide with a covering or cause to be covered

e.g. cover her face with a handkerchief
cover the child with a blanket
cover the grave with flowers

13. put something on top of something else

e.g. cover the meat with a lot of gravy

Synonym: overlay

14. copulate with a female, used especially of horses

e.g. The horse covers the mare

Synonym: breed

15. cover as if with a shroud

e.g. The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery

Synonym: shroudenshroudhide

16. travel across or pass over

e.g. The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day

Synonym: traversetrackcrosspass overget overget acrosscut throughcut across

17. spread over a surface to conceal or protect

e.g. This paint covers well

18. hide from view or knowledge

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

Synonym: cover up

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

e.g. Is this enough to cover the check?

20. to take an action to protect against future problems

e.g. Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself

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

e.g. She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week

22. invest with a large or excessive amount of something

e.g. She covered herself with glory

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

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

Synonym: embraceencompasscomprehend

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

e.g. he is compensating for being a bad father

Synonym: compensateovercompensate

25. provide for

e.g. The grant doesn't cover my salary

26. span an interval of distance, space or time

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

Synonym: continueextend

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.

e.g. Cover the casserole with a tight-fitting lid...
用大小合适的盖子盖住砂锅。
e.g. He whimpered and covered his face...
他掩面抽泣。

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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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.

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e.g. 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。
e.g. 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.

e.g. 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.

e.g. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...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.

e.g. Their insurer paid the £900 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。
e.g. These items are not covered by your medical insurance...
这些项目不在你的医保范围之内。

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.

e.g. 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.

e.g. The law covers four categories of experiments...
该法规适用于4类试验。
e.g. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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.

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e.g. Send it to the address given with £1.50 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。
e.g. Those figures might not even cover the cost of breakages.
那笔钱甚至都不够赔偿破损费。

15. 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.

e.g. ...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
e.g. ...a duvet cover.
羽绒被罩

16. 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.

cover

e.g. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...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

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.

cover是什么意思

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

19. (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.

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e.g. 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.

e.g. 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.

e.g. 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 .

e.g. 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. see also: covered;covering

24. 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.

cover什么意思

e.g. Asking those kind of questions could blow my cover...
问那种问题会暴露我的身份。
e.g. 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。

25. (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.

cover是什么意思

e.g. 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。

26. 躲避(炮火、轰炸或坏天气)
If you take cover, you shelter from gunfire, bombs, or the weather.

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e.g. 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。

27. 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.

e.g. '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。

28. 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.

e.g. They move under cover of darkness.
他们在黑暗的掩护下行进。

29. 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.

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e.g. 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。

30. 同 cover your back
Cover your ass means the same as cover your back .

e.g. 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。

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1. 覆盖：这个部门的金融分析师(Equity Analysts)覆盖(Cover)不同的经济生产行业的公司和股票. 卖方的金融分析师的主要职能是为作为买方(Buy Side)的共同基金提高市场分析,收取佣金(Commissions). 同时,卖方的市场分析师要跟自己覆盖的公司管理层搞好关系,

2. 补位：共计18分.英国青年队很努力迎战体格魁武意大利青年队.第一个达阵是英国队在攻击最顺畅的上半场第17分钟,英国队将球向外展开在8号球员Ellis从后补位(cover)接球后,摆脱2个tackles,

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