cover词组,隐喻,短语

cover

covercover[ˈkʌvə],cover sth 'over (with sth) 1.■to cover sth completely,especially to hide or protect it(以…)覆盖…:Put the bulbs in a bowl and cover them over with soil.把鳞茎放在盆里，用土壤覆盖。The shopping mall is covered over with an enormous glass roof.购物中心上方罩着巨大的玻璃顶。2.■[NOTE]Cover sth (with sth) is used more often with this meaning. cover sth (with sth) 较常作此义。[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n,cover 'up; ,cover yourself 'up (with sth) 3.■to put on more clothes加衣；穿着(…):Make sure you cover up before going out in the sun.一定要穿衣服把身体遮盖好再外出暴露在阳光中。Cover yourself up. It’s cold.穿暖和点。天气很冷。[G]v+adv ◆ v+pron+adv,cover 'up (for sb/sth), ,cover sth 'up 4.■to try hard to stop people finding out about a mistake, a crime, etc.; to hide the truth about sth(为…)掩盖，隐瞒(错误、罪行、真相等) :He’s always covering up for her.他总是护着她。The government’s attempts to cover up the scandal failed.政府企图掩盖丑闻，但失败了。[OBJ]scandal,mistake,truth[synonym]conceal sth (more formal), hide sth[G]v+adv ◆ v+adv+n ◆ v+pron+adv ◆ v+n+adv(less frequent)'cover-up n 5.■[usually sing.] an act of hiding a mistake, a crime, etc.掩盖；隐瞒:The opposition accused the government of a cover-up.反对派指责政府隐瞒真相。,cover sb/sth 'up 6.■to put sth over sb/sth in order to hide or protect them/it盖住；遮住:You can cover up ugly pipes with wooden boxes.你可以用木盒扣住这些难看的管子。There was something on the table covered up with a cloth.桌子上有东西用布罩着。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv