cover
verb
uk
/ˈkʌv.ər/ us
/ˈkʌv.ɚ/cover verb (PLACE OVER)
- Can't you just cover the mark with a dab of paint?
- Tropical rain forests used to cover 10% of the earth's surface.
- She was wearing a rather daring skirt that only just covered her bottom.
- She covered every wall in her bedroom with posters of her favourite pop star.
- The new chairs were covered in protective plastic wrappings.
cover verb (DEAL WITH)
- The magazine covers a broad range of subjects, from sewing to psychology.
- The existing laws covering libel in this country are thought by many to be inadequate.
- The Official Secrets Act covers everything from nuclear weapons to army boots.
- Is there a course that covers Italian sculpture from the 14th to the 17th century?
- I'd like to know how to clean it, but the instruction booklet doesn't seem to cover that kind of thing.
cover verb (REPORT)
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。
cover verb (PROTECT)
C1 [ T ]
cover yourself
cover verb (BE ENOUGH)
cover verb (GIVE PROTECTION)
cover verb (SPORTS)
cover verb (DO SOMEONE'S JOB)
cover verb (RECORD)
短语动词
cover
noun
uk
/ˈkʌv.ər/ us
/ˈkʌv.ɚ/cover noun (SOMETHING PLACED OVER)
B1 [ C ]
read something from cover to cover
send something under plain/separate cover formal
covers [ plural ]