cover

cover是英语单词，词性为动词和名词，核心语义为“遮盖”或“覆盖物”。作动词时既可指物理遮盖（如覆盖表面、隐藏真相），也有抽象延伸义（如涉及话题、代替职责）；作名词既可指实体覆盖物（如书籍封皮、器皿盖子），也包含抽象概念（如军事掩护、保险范围）。

英['kʌvə]美['kʌvə]

v.[I]

顶替，代替(+for)

n.

1.[C] 指遮盖物、盖子或套子，例如烫衣板罩，即用于覆盖并保护烫衣板的罩子。

2.[C]（书的）封面，封底

3.[U] 掩护（物）；掩蔽处

4.[U] 保险(+against)

5. 伪装；借口

6.[C]（一副）餐具；餐席

v.

[T]

1. 遮盖；覆盖(+with)

2. 覆盖...的表面(+in/with)

3. 掩饰；隐匿

4. 包含；适用于

5.（不用被动态）行过（路程）

6. 采访，报导

7.（钱）足够付

8. 给...保险；使免受损失(+against)

9. 用枪掩护；把枪口对准（某人）

10. 巡逻

11.【体】（为夺球）盯住（对手）；守（位）

12.【美】报道（新闻），电视报道

13.翻唱

时　态：covered,covering,covers

名　词：cov'erer

形容词：cov'erless

cover，lid

这两个名词都有“盖子，遮盖物”之意。

cover泛指所有的遮盖物。包括盖子或书籍、杂志的封面等。

lid通常指可以揭开的如箱盖、坛盖、壶盖等盖子。

The police use blindfold to cover the prisoner's eyes.

警察用眼罩蒙住囚犯的双眼。

Transportation must be prepaid. a 20% charge will be made to cover cost or rehandling and reinspection.

运费必须预付。另外还要预付20%的费用用于重新装卸和重新检查。

Install plaster ring so that screw holes are on the left and right side of box (view with cover removed).

安装石膏环，将螺丝孔放置在盒子的左侧或右侧（这样便于在拆卸盖板时进行观察）。

His repeated references to his dangerous hobbies were only a disguise to cover up his insecurity.

他不时地提起他危险的嗜好只是掩饰他的不安全感的托词.

The pretty girl on the cover of the pictorial is just a sales gimmick.

画报的封面上印上美女不过是吸引顾客的一种营销噱头。

cover for

v. 代替

cover up

掩饰，遮掩，掩盖，包括

air cover

空中掩护，航测成图地区

cloud cover

n.云量

cover charge

n.(饭店等的)服务费

cover crop

覆盖作物，肥田作物，保护作物

cover glass

盖玻璃，显微镜盖玻片，防护玻璃罩，护眼罩，保护玻璃，玻璃盖片

cover plate

盖板，盖片，翼缘板，防护玻璃，活动盖板

dust cover

防尘外壳

ground cover

地被地面覆盖，地被物，地被植物，地面被覆，地面覆盖，土被

lens cover

透镜盖

manhole cover

人孔盖，进入孔盖，检查井盖

from cover to cover

从头到尾：指从开始到结束^[1]

under cover

在……下面，在……下方：指在某物的下面或下方；秘密地，暗中地：指以秘密或隐蔽的方式进行；扮演……的角色，充当……的替身：指代替他人或充当某种角色^[2]

cover with

覆盖：用某物覆盖另一物^[3]

a covering that serves to conceal or shelter somethingthey crouched behind the screen under cover of darkness[同] concealment, cover, covert, screen

bedding that keeps a person warm in bedhe pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep[同] cover, blanket

更多 ...the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of itthe cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft[同] cover, covering, masking, screening

the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a bookthe book had a leather binding[同] cover, back, binding, book binding

a natural object that covers or envelopsunder a covering of dust the fox was flushed from its cover[同] cover, covering, natural covering

covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)put the cover back on the kettle he removed the top of the carton he couldn't get the top off of the bottle[同] cover, top

fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formationsartillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal[同] cover, covering fire

a fixed charge by a restaurant or night club over and above the charge for food and drink[同] cover, cover charge

a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody elsethey made a cover of a Beatles' song[同] cover, cover song, cover version

a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment

provide with a covering or cause to be coveredcover her face with a handkerchief cover the child with a blanket cover the grave with flowers[反] expose, uncover

form a cover overThe grass covered the grave[同] cover, spread over