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cover
kʌvəʳ ˈkʌvər
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense covers, present participle covering, past tense , past participle covered
1 VERB 遮盖;掩蔽 If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it. 遮盖;掩蔽
  • Cover the casserole with a tight-fitting lid. [VERB noun + with]

    用大小合适的盖子盖住砂锅。

  • He whimpered and covered his face. [VERB noun]

    他掩面抽泣。

  • Keep what's left in a covered container in the fridge. [VERB-ed]

    把剩下的食物装入带盖的容器,放进冰箱。

2 VERB 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. 盖在上面;铺在上面
  • His finger went up to touch the black patch which covered his left eye. [VERB noun]

    他伸手去触摸遮住左眼的黑眼罩。

  • His head was covered with a khaki turban. [be VERB-ed + with]

    他头上包着卡其布的穆斯林头巾。

SYN conceal, cover up, screen, hide
3 VERB ;覆盖;遮住 If one thing covers another, it forms a layer over its surface. ;覆盖;遮住
  • The clouds had spread and nearly covered the entire sky. [VERB noun]

    云彩扩散开来,几乎遮住了整个天空。

  • Two oil slicks are covering a total area of seven square miles. [VERB noun]

    两层浮油漂浮在7平方英里的区域上。

  • The desk was covered with papers. [be V-ed + with/in]

    桌子上摆满了公文。

  • I looked in the mirror and saw that my face was covered in blood. [be V-ed with/in n]

    我照了照镜子,看见自己满脸是血。

-covered
  • ...chocolate-covered biscuits.

    有巧克力外层的饼干

4 VERB 遮盖;铺在 To cover something with or in something else means to put a layer of the second thing over its surface. 遮盖;铺在
  • The trees in your garden may have covered the ground with apples, pears or plums. [V n + with/in]

    你花园里的果树也许已经落了一地的苹果、梨或李子。

  • She covered the walls with the signs of the zodiac. [V n with/in n]

    她在墙上贴满了十二星座的标志。

5 VERB 行走(一段路程) If you cover a particular distance, you travel that distance. 行走(一段路程)
  • It would not be easy to cover ten miles on that amount of petrol. [VERB noun]

    就那么点儿汽油很难开10英里。

  • It covered the distance in 28 hours compared with the train's six days. [VERB noun]

    它走这一段要用28小时,与之相比火车要用6天。

SYN travel over, cross, traverse, pass through or over
6 VERB (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. (用枪等)掩护
  • You go first. I'll cover you. [VERB noun]

    你先撤,我掩护你。

7 N-UNCOUNT (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. (飞机等的)掩护,防护
  • 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 N-UNCOUNT 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. 躲避处;避难所;庇护所
  • 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。

  • ...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 VERB 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. 保险
  • Their insurer paid the £900 bill, even though the policy did not strictly cover it. [VERB noun]

    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。

  • These items are not covered by your medical insurance. [VERB noun]

    这些项目不在你的医保范围之内。

  • You should take out travel insurance covering you and your family against theft. [VERB noun + against]

    你应该为自己和家人办理旅游保险以防偷盗。

SYN insure, compensate, provide for, offset
10 N-UNCOUNT (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. (保险公司的)保险
  • Make sure that the firm's insurance cover is adequate.

    确保该公司上了足够的保险。

11 VERB (法律)适用于,涉及 If a law covers a particular set of people, things, or situations, it applies to them. (法律)适用于,涉及
  • The law covers four categories of experiments. [VERB noun]

    该法规适用于4类试验。

  • Like any other commodity, pedigree dogs are covered by the Sale of Goods Act. [VERB noun]

    像其他商品一样,纯种狗的买卖同样受《货物买卖法》的约束。

SYN deal with, refer to, provide for, take account of
12 VERB (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. (在演讲、课程或书中)讨论,涉及
  • The Oxford Chemistry Primers aim to cover important topics in organic chemistry. [VERB noun]

    《牛津化学初级读本》丛书旨在论述有机化学中的重要问题。

  • Other subjects covered included nerves and how to overcome them. [VERB-ed]

    所涉及的其他主题包括焦虑及如何克服。

13 VERB 报道 If journalists, newspapers, or television companies cover an event, they report on it. 报道
  • Robinson was sent to Italy to cover the 1990 World Cup. [VERB noun]

    鲁宾逊被派到意大利报道1990年的世界杯比赛。

  • 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。

SYN report on, write about, commentate on, give an account of
14 VERB ()足以支付,够付 If a sum of money covers something, it is enough to pay for it. ()足以支付,够付
  • Send it to the address given with £1.50 to cover postage and administration. [VERB noun]

    将它寄到指定地址,并附上1.50英镑以支付邮资和管理费。

  • Those figures might not even cover the cost of breakages. [VERB noun]

    那笔钱甚至都不够赔偿破损费。

SYN pay for, fund, provide for, offset
15 N-COUNT [oft n NOUN] 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. 覆盖物;套子;罩子;盖子
  • ...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

  • ...a duvet cover.

    羽绒被罩

16 N-PLURAL 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. 被子;毯子;床单;床罩
  • She set her glass down and slid farther under the covers.

    她放下杯子,钻进被子里。

17 N-COUNT (书刊的)封面,封皮 The cover of a book or a magazine is the outside part of it. (书刊的)封面,封皮
  • 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。

  • ...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

  • I used to read every issue from cover to cover.

    以前我每一期都会从头读到尾。

18 N-COUNT [usually singular] (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. (对秘密或违法之事的)掩盖,掩饰
  • They set up a spurious temple that was a cover for sexual debauchery. [+ for]

    他们建立起一座为淫秽活动作掩护的假寺庙。

  • 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 VERB (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. (通过提供假信息或不完全的信息来)遮掩,掩盖,包庇
  • Why would she cover for someone who was trying to kill her? [VERB + for]

    她为什么要包庇想要杀她的人呢?

20 VERB 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. 代替,顶替(某人工作)
  • She did not have enough nurses to cover for those who went ill or took holiday. [VERB + for]

    她没有足够的护士来顶替那些生病或休假的人工作。

21 VERB 翻唱(歌曲) To cover a song originally performed by someone else means to record a new version of it. 翻唱(歌曲)
  • He must make a decent living from other artists covering his songs. [VERB noun]

    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 N-COUNT cover version A cover is the same as a cover version . cover version
  • The single is a cover of an old Rolling Stones song. [+ of]

    这支单曲是滚石乐队的一首老歌的翻唱。

23 See also: covered  covering 
24 PHRASE 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. 揭露,揭示(真实身份或工作的真实性质) [informal]
  • Asking those kind of questions could blow my cover.

    问那种问题会暴露我的身份。

  • 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 PHRASE (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. (通常为到达另一地点)离开隐蔽处,冲出躲藏处
  • 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 PHRASE 躲避(炮火、轰炸或坏天气) If you take cover, you shelter from gunfire, bombs, or the weather. 躲避(炮火、轰炸或坏天气)
  • 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 PHRASE 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. 的遮掩下(躲避炮火轰炸、坏天气等)
  • '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 PREP-PHRASE 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. 的掩护下
  • They move under cover of darkness.

    他们在黑暗的掩护下行进。

29 PHRASE 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. 保护自己(免受批评、谴责等);辩解
  • 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 PHRASE [VERB inflects] cover your back Cover your ass means the same as cover your back . cover your back [informal, rude]
  • 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。

Phrasal verbs:
cover up
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesauruscover Also look up:
VERB.

conceal, drape, hide, screen; (ant.) uncover 1 2 3

guard, protect 6

insure 9

Word PartnershipUse cover with:
N.

cover your face 1 2

PREP.

covered in something 4

under cover 27

VERB.

run for cover 7

take cover 26

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cover

noun¹

1sth put on/over sth遮蓋物ADJECTIVE | VERB + COVER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEprotective保護套removable, reversible可去掉的/正反都可用的遮蓋物leather, plastic皮革蓋;塑料蓋dust防塵罩We spread dust covers over the furniture while the builders were working.建築工人工作時,我們用防塵罩把傢具蓋上。cushion, duvet, mattress, pillow, seat靠墊套;羽絨被套;牀墊套;枕套;座套loose (BrE) 活罩a sofa with a loose cover有活套的沙發album, CD, DVD專輯/激光唱盤/數字影碟的封面manhole人孔蓋VERB + COVERput on, replace蓋上蓋子;重新蓋上蓋子lift, open, remove, take off抬起/打開/移除/拿掉蓋子He held his nose as he lifted the cover of the bin.他在打開垃圾桶蓋的時候捂住了鼻子。PREPOSITIONcover for遮⋯的蓋子a cover for the swimming pool游泳池的頂棚
cover

noun²

2sth that is over sth覆蓋物ADJECTIVEdense, thick厚厚的覆蓋物a thick cover of snow厚厚的一層積雪cloud, ice, snow雲層;冰蓋;積雪We descended into JFK through thick cloud cover.我們穿過厚厚的雲層降落到肯尼迪機場。canopy, forest, ground, tree, vegetation, vegetative (technical術語, especially NAmE) 樹冠覆蓋;森林覆蓋;地面覆蓋;植被plants that provide good ground cover給地面提供良好覆蓋的植物
cover

noun³

3outside of a book/magazine書或雜誌的外層ADJECTIVE | VERB + COVER | COVER + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEback, front封底;封面hard, soft硬封面;軟封面glossy有光紙封皮book, magazine圖書/雜誌封面VERB + COVERadorn, grace裝飾封面Her image has graced the covers of many glossy magazines.她的形象登上過許多有光紙印刷的通俗雜誌的封面。design設計封面COVER + NOUNillustration, image, photo, photograph, picture封面圖片;封面形象art, artwork, design封面藝術/藝術作品/設計article, feature, story封面文章/特寫/故事page封面shoot (= the activity of taking a photograph for a magazine cover) 封面照拍攝boy (NAmE) , girl, model (NAmE) 封面小生/女郎/模特price (= the price that a book or magazine is sold for) 標價The author only gets 1% of the cover price.作者只得到標價的 1%。PREPOSITIONon a/the cover在封面上a picture of the author on the back cover封底上作者的照片
cover

noun⁴

4the covers blankets, sheets, etc.鋪蓋ADJECTIVE | VERB + THE COVERS | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbed牀上用品thick, warm厚厚的/溫暖的鋪蓋thin薄薄的鋪蓋VERB + THE COVERSget under躺到毯子下pull up拉上被子fling off, pull back, push back, throw back掀掉被子;拉回被子;把被子推回原處;扔回被子She threw back the covers and got out of bed.她掀開被子下了牀。pull off, rip off, yank off (especially NAmE) 扯掉/掀開/猛地掀掉被子'Get up!' she said, yanking off the covers.“起牀!”她說着猛然掀掉被子。tuck around sb給某人掖好被子PREPOSITIONunder the cover在被子裏PHRASESpull the covers over your head用被子蒙住頭He pulled the covers over his head and tried to get back to sleep.他用被子蒙住頭,試圖接着睡。
cover

noun⁵

5 (BrE) insurance against sth保險 see also coverage ADJECTIVE | VERB + COVER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcomprehensive, full綜合保險;全險wide覆蓋範圍大的保險This company provides wider cover.該公司提供的保險覆蓋面更廣。standard標準險additional附加保險insurance保險範圍fire, health, indemnity, life, medical火險;健康險;賠償保險;人壽保險;醫療保險VERB + COVERhave有保險give sb, provide (sb with)給某人保險;(給某人)提供保險PREPOSITIONcover against⋯的保險cover against accidental damage意外損害險cover for⋯的保險cover for contents內容物保險
cover

noun⁶

6shelter/protection from the weather, damage, etc.遮蓋物;保護ADJECTIVE | VERB + COVER | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEair空中掩護The planes provided air cover for the attack.這些飛機為攻擊提供空中掩護。VERB + COVERdive for, run for, take衝向隱蔽處;跑向隱蔽處;隱蔽起來We ran for cover as it started to rain.開始下雨時,我們跑着找地方避雨。seek尋找隱蔽處find發現隱蔽處give sb, provide (sb with)給某人保護;(給某人)提供保護break (= leave) 從隱蔽處出來The deer broke cover as the hunters approached.獵人接近時,鹿從躲藏的地方跑了出來。PREPOSITIONunder cover蓋着All the seats are under cover.所有的席位都蓋了起來。under cover of在⋯的掩護下We attacked at night, under cover of darkness.夜裏我們在夜幕的掩護下發動進攻。cover from躲避⋯的地方They sought cover from the wind.他們尋找避風的地方。
cover

noun⁷

7sth that hides the real nature of sth掩蓋;掩飾ADJECTIVE | VERB + COVER | COVER + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEperfect完美的掩飾diplomatic, official, political外交身分/官員身分/政治身分掩護spies operating under diplomatic cover以外交身分為掩護進行活動的間諜VERB + COVERblow (= reveal) 揭穿偽裝He realized his cover had been blown.他意識到自己的身分已經暴露了。COVER + NOUNstory編造的說辭The guard believed her cover story.衞兵相信了她的假話。PREPOSITIONcover for對⋯的掩護The club is a cover for various criminal activities.該俱樂部為各種犯罪活動提供掩護。
cover

verb¹

1put sth over sth to hide or protect it隱藏;保護ADVERB | VERB + COVER | PREPOSITION ADVERBcompletely, entirely全部/完全遮蓋loosely鬆鬆地蓋住partially, partly部份遮蓋Her hair partially covered her face.她的頭髮把臉遮住了一部份。barely勉強蓋住Her dress barely covered her chest.她的裙子幾乎遮不住她的胸部。up完全蓋住She used dried leaves and twigs to cover up the hole.她用乾樹葉和小樹枝蓋住洞口。VERB + COVERtry to試圖蓋住;試圖掩飾She tried to cover her face with her hands.她試圖用雙手遮住臉。He tried to cover his embarrassment by starting to rub his hands together.他開始搓着雙手,試圖掩飾自己的尷尬。use sth to用⋯掩蓋PREPOSITIONwith用⋯掩蓋He covered the body with a cloth.他用一塊布蓋住那具屍體。
cover

verb²

2form a layer on sth形成覆蓋層ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBcompletely全部蓋着PREPOSITIONin埋在⋯裏The cars were all covered in snow.汽車全都埋在雪裏了。with覆蓋着⋯The children were completely covered with mud.孩子們滿身是泥。
cover

verb³

3include; pay for包括;支付ADVERB | VERB + COVER ADVERBbarely, hardly幾乎不能支付;幾乎不能涵蓋The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.他賺的錢幾乎不夠他花的。We've hardly covered a quarter of the course.這門課程我們連四分之一都沒完成。VERB + COVERhelp (to)幫助支付be intended to旨在支付be extended to擴大到包括The tax may be extended to cover books.該稅可能要擴大範圍,把圖書也包括在內。
cover

verb⁴

4insurance保險PREPOSITIONagainst投保⋯險This policy should cover you against accidental injury.這份保險單保意外傷害險。for保⋯險a policy that covers you for fire and theft承保火險和盜竊險的保險單
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 525 COCA: 560
cover noun
cover (a waterproof cover) pretence (a cover for illegal activities) replacement (cover for absent staff) security (air cover) shelter (run for cover)
cover verb
cover (covered in mud) describe (cover a story) go2 (cover many miles) hide1 (cover your face) include1 (cover a subject)
cover

noun

cover ♦︎ wrapper ♦︎ casing ♦︎ wrapping ♦︎ sheath ♦︎ tarpaulin ♦︎ tarp ♦︎ covering ♦︎ wrapThese are all words for sth that covers or is wrapped around an object. 这些词均表示覆盖物、包裹物、套子。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配under a cover / tarpaulin / tarp / coveringa protective cover / wrapper / casing / wrapping / sheath / covering(a) plastic cover / wrapper / casing / wrapping / sheath / tarpaulin / tarp / covering / wrap(a) paper cover / wrapper / wrapping / coveringto take off / remove the cover / wrapper / wrapping / covering / wrapto take sth out of its wrapper / casing / wrapping / sheath cover [countable] a thing that is put over or around another thing, usually to protect it or make it look attractive (起保护或装饰作用的)覆盖物,掩盖物,套子,罩子The buggy had a plastic waterproof cover.那辆童车有一个塑料防水篷。The plants provide a protective cover for the soil.植被为土壤提供了一个保护罩。It's a good idea to put a dust cover over your computer at night (= to protect it from dust).在晚上为计算机盖上防尘罩是个好主意。Brighten up your room with some colourful cushion covers.用一些色彩鲜艳的靠垫套使你的房间更添亮丽。 see also cover hide verb 1 wrapper [countable] a piece of paper, plastic, etc. that is wrapped around sth in order to protect it. Food that you buy will often have a wrapper on it in order to protect it and keep it clean. (食品等的)包装材料,包装纸,包装膜Each meal is packed in a sealed wrapper.每份餐都密封包装。He eagerly tore the wrapper off.他迫不及待地撕开了包装。 (BrE) The floor was covered with sweet wrappers.地板上都是糖纸。 (NAmE) candy wrappers糖纸 casing ˈkeɪsɪŋ [countable] a cover that protects sth, especially one made of a hard substance such as wood or hard plastic (尤指木板或硬塑料等硬物制成的)箱,盒,盖The printer has an attractive black casing.这台打印机有一个好看的黑壳。 wrapping [uncountable] ( wrappings [plural]) paper, plastic, etc. that is used for wrapping sth in, in order to protect it 包装材料;包装纸;包装塑料She tore the cellophane wrapping off the box.她把包装盒子的玻璃纸撕了下来。The dress still hung in its plastic wrappings.那条连衣裙还套着塑料包装挂着呢。I bought several rolls of wrapping paper.我买了几卷包装纸。 sheath ʃiːθ (plural sheaths ʃiːðz ) [countable] a cover that fits closely around sth to protect it, especially sth such as a knife or other weapon or tool 护层;(刀、剑等的)鞘;(工具的)套He put the dagger back in its sheath.他把短剑插回鞘中。The cable is protected by a strong plastic sheath.电缆外层有结实的塑料护皮保护着。 tarpaulin tɑːˈpɔːlɪn; NAmE tɑːrˈpɔːlɪn [countable] a large sheet made of a heavy waterproof material, used to cover things to keep rain or water off 柏油帆布;(防水)油布The car was covered with a black tarpaulin.那辆车用黑色的油布盖着。 tarp [countable] (NAmE, informal) a tarpaulin 柏油帆布;(防水)油布The men huddled under the tarp.那些人在防水油布下挤作一团。 covering [uncountable, countable] a material that is used to cover sth, especially sth such as floors or walls in order to protect them or make them look attractive (尤指用来保护或装饰地板或墙壁等的)覆盖物The cell had bare walls and no floor covering.那小房间的墙光秃秃的,地板上也没有覆盖物。 wrap [uncountable] (usually in compounds 通常用于构成复合词) paper, plastic, etc. that is used for wrapping sth in, in order to protect it or make it look attractive 包裹(或包装)材料We stock a wide range of cards and gift wrap.我们备有式样繁多的贺卡和礼品包装材料。Use bubble wrap (= a sheet of plastic full of small bubbles of air) to pack things which might get broken.用气泡膜把易碎物品包起来。 (NAmE) Just cover the plate of sandwiches with plastic wrap (= a thin transparent plastic material that sticks to a surface and to itself).把那一碟三明治用保鲜膜盖上。The British English word for plastic wrap is cling film. 英式英语中用cling film来指保鲜膜。 cover

verb

cover ♦︎ coat ♦︎ spread ♦︎ rub ♦︎ smear ♦︎ daub ♦︎ cakeThese words all mean to put a liquid or a soft substance onto sth. 这些词均表示将液体或稀软之物涂抹、覆盖到某物上。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配to cover / coat / spread / rub / smear / daub / cake sth with sthto cover / coat / cake sth in sthto spread / rub / smear / daub sth on sthto spread / smear sth over sthto cover sth with / coat sth with / spread a layer of sthto rub / smear oil into / onto sthto be covered / coated / caked in / with dustto be covered / caked in / with dirtto be covered / smeared / caked in / with mudto be covered / coated / smeared in / with grease / oilto be covered / coated / smeared / daubed with paintto be covered / smeared / daubed / caked in / with bloodto be covered / coated / spread with chocolateliberally covered / coated / spread / smearedthickly / thinly covered / coated / spread cover [transitive, often passive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to put a layer of sth, especially sth liquid, soft or dirty, on sb/sth 覆上,洒上,溅上(一层液体、稀软或脏的东西)The players were soon covered in mud.那些运动员很快就满身泥浆。The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand.风从沙漠那边吹来,把一切都蒙上了一层沙。 coat [transitive, often passive] to cover sth with a layer of a substance 给⋯涂上一层;(用⋯)覆盖The cookies were thickly coated with chocolate.曲奇上涂了厚厚一层巧克力。A film of dust coated the table.桌上覆盖着一层灰尘。NOTE 辨析 Cover or coat? Cover is a more general word than coat. Coat is used especially when sth is deliberately covered with a fixed layer for decoration or protection. * cover比coat含义广。coat尤指出于装饰或保护目的,有意在某物上面牢固地覆盖上一层The flakes are coated with sugar (= the sugar is fixed onto them).薄片上涂了一层糖。The flakes are covered with sugar (= the sugar is not fixed onto them).薄片上沾了一层糖。When sth gets coated in dust or grease, it suggests that the dust or grease may be quite thick and hard to remove. 分词coated指某物覆盖着灰尘或油脂时,暗示灰尘或油脂可能很厚,难以去除More than 400 birds were coated with oil when 50 tonnes of crude oil spilled into the sea.50吨原油泄漏到海里后,400多只鸟身上裹了一层油污。 spread (spread, spread) [transitive, intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to deliberately put a layer of a substance onto the surface of sth; to be able to be put onto a surface 涂;敷;抹She spread butter on a piece of toast.她往烤面包片上抹黄油。Spread the cake with cream and then sprinkle flakes of chocolate on top.把奶油抹到蛋糕上,然后在上面撒些巧克力碎片。If the paint is too thick, it will not spread easily.油漆如果太稠就不容易涂抹。Spread is used about substances that you spread deliberately; it is not used about dirt or grease that gets onto sth by accident. * spread指有意涂抹,不用来指灰尘或油脂意外沾染到某物上。 rub (-bb-) [transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to spread a liquid or other substance over a surface while pressing firmly 涂;抹;搽She rubbed moisturizer into her skin.她把乳液揉抹进皮肤里。Rub some salt on the fish before cooking.烹制前在鱼身上抹些盐。 smear smɪə(r); NAmE smɪr [transitive] to spread a soft substance over a surface in a rough or careless way (用稀软物质)胡乱涂抹The children had smeared mud on the walls.那些孩子往墙上乱涂泥巴。His face was smeared with blood.他满脸血污。 see also smear mark noun daub dɔːb [transitive, often passive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to spread a substance such as paint or mud onto sth thickly and/or carelessly (用颜料、灰泥等)涂抹,乱涂,乱画The walls of the building were daubed with red paint.这座楼的几面墙上随意涂了一层红漆。NOTE 辨析 Smear or daub? Daub is often passive; smear is often active or passive. Daub always needs an adverb or preposition; smear can be used without. * daub常用被动形式,smear主动或被动形式均很常用。daub总是与副词或介词连用,smear可不跟副词或介词She had smeared her make-up.她胡乱化了妆。She had daubed her make-up. Daub is often used when talking about words which are written on sth; smear is not usually used in this way. 在某物上涂写字句常用daub,smear一般不这样用They found a message daubed onto the wall of the cell.他们在小房间墙上发现了一条涂写的信息。They found a message smeared onto the wall of the cell. cake [transitive, usually passive] to cover sth with a thick layer of sth soft that becomes hard when it dries (用干后变硬的稀软物质)覆盖(厚厚一层)Her shoes were caked with mud.她的鞋上沾满泥巴。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 525 COCA: 560
cover
To hide, or to hide something: hide, cover, obscure...
To cover something: cover, wrap, coat...
To have just enough money: afford, eke out, subsist...
To travel in a vehicle: go, ride, commute...
To sing: sing, sing along, croon...
To use a gun: aim, at gunpoint, cock...
Layers and coverings: surface, cover, layer...
Bedclothes: afghan, bedclothes, bedding...
Parts of books: acknowledgments, addendum, afterword...
General types of business or company: account, acquisition, affiliate...
Lies: lie, invention, falsehood...
Types of job or work: baby, busywork, calling...
Songs: anthem, aria, ballad...

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