昂立外語【新概念培訓】分享cover這個詞,這個詞是新二Lesson 5 No wrong numbers中出現的詞,原文是這樣的:“The bird covered the distance in three minutes.” 在這里,cover的意思是越過,走過一段路程。(沒有說明使用何種方式越過)那么這句話的意思就是:這只鳥用了三分鐘飛完了全程。舉個例子:We covered 50 kilometers by car
yesterday. 我們昨天開車行進了50公里。
但其實除此之外,cover的用法特別廣泛,我們現在來看一看它還有哪些神奇的用法吧~
cover 作為v. 時,有以下這些用法:
①覆蓋,遮蓋
如:As we’ve seen, oceans cover more than 70% of the earth.
正如我們所知,海洋覆蓋地球面積的70%以上。
cover ……with…… 用……把……覆蓋
eg: She covered her face with her hands.
她用雙手遮住了臉。
The mountain is covered with the snow all year around.
山全年被雪覆蓋著。
②掩蓋
We all know that lies cannot cover facts.
我們都知道謊言掩蓋不了事實。
③看完,讀完(多少頁)
How many pages have you covered?
你讀了多少頁了?
④占地面積
cover an area of
The city covers an area of 500 square kilometers.
這座城市占地500平方公里。
⑤報道,采訪
cover sth. interview sb.
Who will cover the event?
誰會報道這個事件?
⑦(錢)夠……用;足以支付
Will 200 yuan cover the cost of the dinner?
200元足以支付晚餐嗎?
⑧包含,包括,涉及
A year covers 12 months. 一年包含12個月。
The talks are expected to cover other topics, too. 會談估計還會涉及別的話題。
cover 作為n 時,有以下意思:
①封面,蓋子,表面
A box usually has a cover. 盒子通常都有蓋子。
②(書等的)封面,封皮
The book needs a new cover.
這本書需要裝個新封面。
③幌子,偽裝
The spy’s cover was that she was a consultant engineer.
那個女間諜拿顧問工程師當幌子。
④掩蔽,掩護
For this operation we need plenty of air cover.
這次軍事行動我們需要充足的空中掩護。
詞組辨析
be covered with…. 被…所覆蓋,覆蓋著,蓋滿….
(與自然界有關)
be covered by…. (被動) 由…承擔/負擔/支付;被…掩護/報道/監視/控制等等,表示抽象的概念,后面接人,機構,或者組織。
(與人的活動有關)
如:
The grass was covered with frost in the early morning.
These expenses are covered by the state.(抽象)
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