Cover

['kʌvə] or ['kʌvɚ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; 'artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal'.

(noun.) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; 'the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft'.

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

(noun.) a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; 'they made a cover of a Beatles' song'.

(verb.) protect by insurance; 'The insurance won't cover this'.

(verb.) act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; 'This book deals with incest'; 'The course covered all of Western Civilization'; 'The new book treats the history of China'.

(verb.) hold within range of an aimed firearm.

(verb.) protect or defend (a position in a game); 'he covered left field'.

(verb.) play a higher card than the one previously played; 'Smith covered again'.

(verb.) form a cover over; 'The grass covered the grave'.

(verb.) provide with a covering or cause to be covered; 'cover her face with a handkerchief'; 'cover the child with a blanket'; 'cover the grave with flowers'.

(verb.) be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of; 'Is this enough to cover the check?'.

(verb.) to take an action to protect against future problems; 'Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself'.

(verb.) invest with a large or excessive amount of something; 'She covered herself with glory'.

(verb.) provide for; 'The grant doesn't cover my salary'.

(verb.) span an interval of distance, space or time; 'The war extended over five years'; 'The period covered the turn of the century'; 'My land extends over the hills on the horizon'; 'This farm covers some 200 acres'; 'The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles'.

(verb.) help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities; 'She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week'.

(verb.) maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; 'The second officer covered the top floor'.

(verb.) be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game.

(verb.) spread over a surface to conceal or protect; 'This paint covers well'.

(verb.) clothe, as if for protection from the elements; 'cover your head!'.

(verb.) hide from view or knowledge; 'The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House'.

(verb.) make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; 'he is compensating for being a bad father'.

編輯:沃伦--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

(v. t.) To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.

(v. t.) To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.

(v. t.) To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods.

(v. t.) To brood or sit on; to incubate.

(v. t.) To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat.

(v. t.) To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.

(v. t.) To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.

(v. t.) To put the usual covering or headdress on.

(v. t.) To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male.

(n.) Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book.

(n.) Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak.

(n.) Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.

(n.) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover.

(n.) The lap of a slide valve.

(n.) A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests.

(v. i.) To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet.

手打:利蒂希娅

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Overspread.[2]. Conceal, hide, secrete, cloak, veil, screen, shroud, mask, disguise.[3]. Shield, shelter, protect, guard, defend.[4]. Clothe, invest, envelop, inwrap, wrap up.[5]. Put a covering on.[6]. Comprehend, embrace, include, comprise, contain, embody.[7]. Counterbalance, countervail, balance, compensate, make up for, be equal to.

n. [1]. Covering, tegument, integument, capsule, case.[2]. Screen, veil, disguise, cloak.[3]. Shelter, protection, guard, defence, shield, safeguard.[4]. Plate, dish.

手打:奥利

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Hide, conceal, cloak, screen, secrete, protect, meet, secure, overspread,clothe, shield, shelter, cover

ANT:Expose, reveal, betray, exhibit, produce, mis-suffice

編輯:洛拉

解釋/意思:

v.t. to hide: to clothe: to extend over: to brood or sit on: to be sufficient for: to protect: to table a coin of equal value in wagering: to copulate with—esp. of a stallion: to screen: to aim directly at.—v.i. to spread over so as to conceal something: to lay a table for a meal: to put one's hat on.—n. that which protects: undergrowth thicket concealing game &c.: the table requisites for one person—plate knife fork napkin &c.: deceitfulness: a swindler's confederate.—adj. Cov′ered intended or used for shelter or concealment: roofed over: with the hat on.—ns. Cover′ed-way; Cov′ert-way (fort.) a path about thirty feet wide outside the ditch of a fort and so far sunk below the crest of the glacis as to afford cover or shelter to the soldiers; Cover′ing anything that covers.—adj. Cov′ert covered: concealed: secret.—n. a place that covers or affords protection.—ns. Cov′ert-coat a short light overcoat; Cov′ert-coat′ing cloth for such.—adv. Cov′ertly in a covered or concealed manner.—n. Cov′erture covering shelter: (law) the condition of a married woman as legally under the protection of her husband.—Cover into to transfer into; Cover shorts to buy in such stocks as have been sold short in order to meet one's engagements &c.; Cover the buckle to execute a difficult step in dancing.

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