cover /ˈkʌvə/ CET4 TEM4 ( covering, covered, covers )

• 1. 

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

  例：

  Cover the casserole with a tight-fitting lid.

  用紧实的盖子把砂锅盖住。

  例：

  He whimpered and covered his face.

  他呜咽着捂住了脸。

• 2. 

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

  例：

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

  他的手指抬起来去摸盖在他左眼上的黑眼罩。

• 3. 

  V-T If one thing covers another, it forms a layer over its surface. 覆盖

  例：

  The clouds had spread and covered the entire sky.

  乌云铺开，遮蔽了整个天空。

• 4. 

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

  例：

  The desk was covered with papers.

  书桌上铺了些报纸。

• 5. 

  V-T If you cover a particular distance, you travel that distance. 走过 (一段距离)

  例：

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

  要靠那些数量的汽油跑10英里可不容易。

• 6. 

  V-T 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. 保险

  例：

  Their insurer paid the $900 bill, even though the policy did not strictly cover it.

  他们的保险公司赔付了他们$900，尽管保单并没有严格保到此项。

• 7. 

  V-T If a law covers a particular set of people, things, or situations, it applies to them. 适用于

  例：

  The law covers four categories of experiments.

  这一原理适用于4类试验。

• 8. 

  V-T If you cover a particular topic, you discuss it in a lecture, course, or book. 论及

  例：

  Introduction to Chemistry aims to cover important topics in organic chemistry.

  《化学入门》意在论及有机化学的重要问题。

• 9. 

  V-T If a sum of money covers something, it is enough to pay for it. 足够支付

  例：

  Send it to the address given with $2.50 to cover postage and administration.

  把这封信寄到所给地址，$2.50足以支付邮资和手续费。

• 10. 

  V-I 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. 包庇

  例：

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

  她为何要包庇那个试图要杀死她的人呢？

• 11. 

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

  例：

  She did not have enough nurses to cover for those who were sick.

  她没有足够的护士来代替她们生病的同事的工作。

• 12. 

  PHRASE If you cover your arse, you do something in order to protect yourself, for example against criticism or against accusations of doing something wrong. 为自己开脱 [非正式，粗话]