昂立外语【新概念培训】分享cover这个词,这个词是新二Lesson 5 No wrong numbers中出现的词,原文是这样的:“The bird covered the distance in three minutes.” 在这里,cover的意思是越过,走过一段路程。(没有说明使用何种方式越过)那么这句话的意思就是:这只鸟用了三分钟飞完了全程。举个例子:We covered 50 kilometers by car
yesterday. 我们昨天开车行进了50公里。
但其实除此之外,cover的用法特别广泛,我们现在来看一看它还有哪些神奇的用法吧~
cover 作为v. 时,有以下这些用法:
①覆盖,遮盖
如:As we’ve seen, oceans cover more than 70% of the earth.
正如我们所知,海洋覆盖地球面积的70%以上。
cover ……with…… 用……把……覆盖
eg: She covered her face with her hands.
她用双手遮住了脸。
The mountain is covered with the snow all year around.
山全年被雪覆盖着。
②掩盖
We all know that lies cannot cover facts.
我们都知道谎言掩盖不了事实。
③看完,读完(多少页)
How many pages have you covered?
你读了多少页了?
④占地面积
cover an area of
The city covers an area of 500 square kilometers.
这座城市占地500平方公里。
⑤报道,采访
cover sth. interview sb.
Who will cover the event?
谁会报道这个事件?
⑦(钱)够……用;足以支付
Will 200 yuan cover the cost of the dinner?
200元足以支付晚餐吗?
⑧包含,包括,涉及
A year covers 12 months. 一年包含12个月。
The talks are expected to cover other topics, too. 会谈估计还会涉及别的话题。
cover 作为n 时,有以下意思:
①封面,盖子,表面
A box usually has a cover. 盒子通常都有盖子。
②(书等的)封面,封皮
The book needs a new cover.
这本书需要装个新封面。
③幌子,伪装
The spy’s cover was that she was a consultant engineer.
那个女间谍拿顾问工程师当幌子。
④掩蔽,掩护
For this operation we need plenty of air cover.
这次军事行动我们需要充足的空中掩护。
词组辨析
be covered with…. 被…所覆盖,覆盖着,盖满….
(与自然界有关)
be covered by…. (被动) 由…承担/负担/支付;被…掩护/报道/监视/控制等等,表示抽象的概念,后面接人,机构,或者组织。
(与人的活动有关)
如:
The grass was covered with frost in the early morning.
These expenses are covered by the state.(抽象)
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