cover是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something -- 盖上；覆盖；遮盖；遮蔽

  • The light was so bright that I had to cover my eyes. 灯光太亮，我只好遮住眼睛。

  • Snow covered the hillsides. 白雪覆盖了山坡。

  • She covered him (up) with a blanket. 她给他盖上了毯子。

  • Cover the meat with a layer of cheese. 在肉上铺一层奶酪。

  • The bandages were covered with/in blood. 鲜血浸透了绷带。

  • How much of the earth's surface is covered by/with water? 地球表面有多大面积被水覆盖？

• 1 to deal with or direct attention to something -- 处理；涉及；包括；针对

  • This leaflet covers what we've just discussed in more detail. 这本小册子有我们刚才讨论问题的更多细节。

  • Do these parking restrictions cover residents as well as visitors? 这些停车限制对住户和访客同样适用吗？

  • The salesman's territory covers the whole of the southeast. 这名销售员的业务覆盖整个东南部。

• 2 to report the news about a particular important event -- 报道

  • She's covering the American election for BBC television. 她在为英国广播公司的电视台报道美国大选。

• 3 to protect someone against loss, damage, accident, or having something stolen, by having insurance -- 给…保险，承保

  • Does your travel insurance cover you against/for the loss or theft of cash? 你的旅行保险能为你的现金丢失或失窃提供保险补偿吗？

  • I kept copies of my expense receipts, just to cover myself. 我把花费的票据都复印保留了一份，免得让人挑出毛病。

• 4 to travel a particular distance -- 行，走过（一段路程）

  • We covered 400 km in three hours. 3个小时我们赶了400公里。

• 5 to be enough money to pay for something -- 足够支付

  • The selling price barely covered the cost of the raw materials. 销售价刚刚够抵付原材料费。

  • Would £50 cover your expenses? 50英镑够你花吗？

• 6 to aim a gun or shoot at someone to try to stop them from shooting or escaping, or to protect someone else -- 以枪瞄准（以防射击或逃跑）；（用枪炮）掩护

  • The police officer was covered by her colleagues while she ran towards the gunman's hideout. 警察在她同伴的掩护下奔向持枪歹徒藏身之处。

  • All the exits are covered, so they can't escape. 所有出口都被封锁了，所以他们插翅难逃。

• 7 to prevent a member of the opposing team from taking control of the ball by staying close to them all the time -- （球类团体比赛中）盯防

• 8 to do someone else's job or duty when they are absent -- 代替，顶替（某人的工作或职责）

  • I'm going to the doctor's tomorrow, so do you think you could cover my shift for me? 明天我要去看医生，你能顶我的班吗？

  • Sorry, I'm already covering for someone else. 抱歉，我已经在帮别人顶班了。

• 9 to make a recording of a song or tune that has already been recorded by someone else -- 转录（歌曲等）；翻唱

  • I think more singers have covered "Yesterday" than any other song. 我想翻唱《昨日》的歌手人数超过其他任何一首歌的翻唱人数。

• 10 something that is put on or over something else, usually to protect it, to keep something in, etc. -- 盖子；罩子；遮盖物；覆盖物

  • I keep my computer printer under a protective plastic cover. 我用塑料保护罩盖住电脑打印机。

  • Remove the packaging and pierce the plastic cover before microwaving. 去掉包装，扎破保护膜，然后用微波炉加热。

  • Who should we put on the cover of the magazine this month? 本月我们杂志的封面人物该上谁呢？

  • Paperback books have soft covers. 平装书用软书皮。

  • Martha threw back the covers and bounced out of bed. 玛莎掀掉毯子，跳下床来。

• 11 shelter or protection in an unpleasant or dangerous situation -- 掩蔽处；遮蔽处；保护

  • We took cover from the storm in a bus shelter. 我们在公交车站躲避暴风雨。

  • The burglar broke into the house under cover of darkness. 窃贼在夜幕掩护下闯进那所房子。

  • We needed more cover from the enemy aircraft. 我们需要更多掩护以躲避敌人的空袭。

  • I've got £20,000 worth of cover for the contents of my house. 我为家里的东西投了价值2万英镑的保险。

  • Do you have cover for accidental damage? 你保了意外损伤险了吗？

• 12 a performance or recording of a song or tune that has already been recorded by someone else -- 转录（歌曲等）；翻唱

  • How many cover versions have been made of "My Way"? 《我的路》有多少个翻唱版本？