英 [ˈkʌvə(r)] 美 [ˈkʌvɚ]
v.
遮盖;掩蔽;涉及;洒上
n.
封面;掩护;覆盖物;避难所
第三人称单数： covers 复数： covers 现在分词： covering 过去式： covered 过去分词： covered
这个词汇高考、CET4、考研、IELTS 、TOEFL等所有考试都会神出鬼没地出现，遇到了总是熟悉，却不一定能轻松做对。现小编应广大今日头条朋友们的要求，总结如下：
1.cover sth (with sth) 掩蔽；遮盖
She covered her face with her hands.
她双手掩面。
Cover the chicken loosely with foil.
用锡箔把鸡肉松松地盖起来。
He laughed to cover (= hide) his nervousness.
他哈哈大笑以掩饰紧张的心情。
Snow covered the ground.
大雪覆盖了大地。
Much of the country is covered by forest.
森林覆盖着这个国家的大片土地。
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子。
2．be covered by 覆盖，被……覆盖；
Much of the country is covered by forest.
森林覆盖着这个国家的大片土地。
3. cover sb/sth in /with sth撒上，洒上，溅上（一层液体、尘土等）
其被动形式为：be covered in /with sth
The players were soon covered in mud.
那些运动员很快就浑身溅满了泥。
4. cover for sb代替，顶替，替补（某人工作或履行职责）; （为免他人陷入麻烦而用谎话或借口）遮掩，掩盖，敷衍
I'm covering for Jane while she's on leave.
简休假期间我顶替她工作。
I have to go out for a minute─will you cover for me if anyone asks where I am?
我得出去一会儿，假如有人问起我在哪里，你能为我搪塞一下吗？
5、~ yourself (against sth)
采取预防行动（以使自己免遭责备）
One reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims.
医生测量体温的一个原因是免得被指玩忽职守而遭受索赔。
6. cover an old Rolling Stones number 翻唱滚石乐队的一首老歌
They've covered an old Rolling Stones number.
他们翻唱了滚石乐队的一首老歌。
The single is a cover of an old Rolling Stones song.
这支单曲是滚石乐队的一首老歌的翻唱。
He must make a decent living from other artists covering his songs.
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。
7. cover your back粉饰污点；防止可预见的指责 或一切不良后果
Get everything in writing in order to cover your back.
一切都要立字为据，以绝后患。
8. cover yourself up
加（或多）穿衣服；穿暖和
9. from cover to cover 从头到尾
He always reads the paper from cover to cover (= everything in it) .
他总是把报纸从头到尾全看一遍。
10. the covers
[pl.] 床单；床罩；毯子；被子
She threw back the covers and leapt out of bed.
她掀开被子跳下床来。
She set her glass down and slid farther under the covers.
她放下杯子，钻进被子里。
11. under (the) cover of sth
在…的掩护（或保护）下
Later, under cover of darkness, they crept into the house.
后来他们在夜幕的掩护下溜进了房子。
12. don't judge a book by its cover
(saying) 勿以貌取人；勿只凭外表判断
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。
13. blow one’s cover 暴露身份
Asking those kind of questions could blow my cover
问那种问题会暴露我的身份。
知识拓展：
It would not be easy to cover ten miles on that amount of petrol...
就那么点儿汽油很难开10英里。（行走(一段路程) ）
Robinson was sent to Italy to cover the 1990 World Cup...
鲁宾逊被派到意大利报道1990年的世界杯比赛。（报道 ）
They cover issues that receive little attention by mainstream media.
他们报导不受主流媒体关注的议题。（报道 ）
Send it to the address given with £1.50 to cover postage and administration...
将它寄到指定地址，并附上1.50英镑以支付邮资和管理费。（(钱)足以支付，够付）
They covered 12 miles yesterday.
他们昨天走了12英里。【走完(一段路程)】
The Red Army covered 25000 li on the Long March.
红军长征走了25000里。
How many pages have you covered?
你读了多少页?【看完(多少页书)】
The city covered ten square miles.
这座城市占地10平方英里。【占据(多大面积)】
The professor's talk covered the subject.
教授的讲话涵盖了这个主题。【谈到，涉及】
最后一句送给大家：
Just play it safe, cover your ass [æs], keep your head down.
要谨慎行事，保护好自己并保持低调。（与汉语里夹着尾巴做人多么相似啊）
