mentioned 行■走（一段路程）：办 sunset we had covered thirty miZes.到日落时我们已走了三十英里。◊ They walked for a long time and covered a good deal of ground.他们步行了很长时间，走了好长的一段路。

7 [VN] to spread over the area mentioned 占（.一杜,面 积）：The reserve covers an area of some 1 140 square fcfZometres.保护区占地面积大约1 140平方公里。

►                 REPORT NEWS 报填新闻 8 [VN] to report on an event for television, a newspaper, etc.; to show an event on tele- vision 报道；电视报道：She’s covering the party’s annua! con/erence.她正在报道这个政党的年会新闻。◊ The BBC will cover all the major games of the touma- ment.英国广播公司将报道这次锦标赛的所有重要赛事。

►                 FOR SB 代替某人 9 [V] ~ for sb to do sb’s work or duties v^hile they are away代替，顶替，替补 < 某人工作或履 行职责）：i’ni covering/or Jane white she’s on Zeave.简 妹间我顶替她工作。10 [V] ~ for sb to invent a lie or an excuse that will stop sb from getting into trouble

(为免他人陷入麻烦而用谎话或借口）遮掩，掩盖， 敷衍：I have to go out for a minute—will you cover for me i/anyone asks where J 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？

►                 wrrH INSURANCE 保险 11 〜sb/sth (apinst/for sth) to protect sb against loss, injury, etc. by insurance 给…保 险：[VN] Are you covered /or /ire and 你是否 买了兔‘的火险和盗窃险？ ◊丨VN to inf] Does t/iis poiicy cover my husband to drive ?这丨分保险单是否保我丈夫W 驾车险？

►                 AGAINST BLAME 防遭指责 12 [VN卜 yourself (against sth)

to take action in order to protect yourself against being blamed for sth采取预防行动（以使自己免遭责备）： One reason doctors take temperatures is to cover them- seZves against negligence cia^ns.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。

►                 WITH GUN 用枪 13 [VN] to protect sb by threatening to shoot at anyone who tries to attack them 掩护：Cover me whiie J move/onvard.掩护我前进。14 [VN] to aim a gun at a place or person so that nobody can escape or shoot用枪瞄准（以致无人可逃跑或开枪）：77ie poZice covered the exits to the buiiding.警方用枪封锁了那栋大 楼的.出口。◊ Don’t move—we’ve got you covered/ 不许 动！我们的枪口正对着你们！

►                 SONG 歌曲.15 [VN] to record a new version of a song that was originally recorded by another band or singer

翻唱（原来由另一乐队或歌手演唱的歌曲）：The/ve covered an oZd RoHing Stones number 他们翻唱了滚右乐

队的一首老歌。

IT»y?il cover all the 'bases to consider and deal with all the things that could happen or could be needed when e arranging sth 考梟周全；面面俱至ij cover your {informal) {NAmE also cover your 'ass, taboo, slang) to realize that you may be blamed or criticized for sth later and take action to avoid this 粉饰污点；防 止可预见的指责：Get everything in uriring in order to cover your bacfc. —切都要立字为据，以绝后患。cover your 'tracks to try and hide what you have done, because you do not want other people to find out about it 奋盖自己的行径：He had attempted to cover his tracks by making her death appear like suicide,

的死亡看起来像是自杀，企图以此掩盖自.己的罪行。 —more at multitude QH3Q .cover sth^'in to put a covering or roof over an open space (给露天-场地）装 顶盖，加顶，cover sth—‘over to cover sth completely so that it cannot be seen (完全.）盖住，遮住’ conceal ： The Roman remains are now covered over by oj^ce buddings.这些罗马遗址现已被栋栋办公大楼完全遮 佺。cover up | cover yourself up to put on more clothes加（或多）穿衣服；穿暖和.cover sthWup 1 to cover sth completely so that it cannot be seen (完全） 盖住，遮住：He covered up the body with a sheet.他用 一条布单把尸体盖上了。2        to tiy to stop

people from knowing the truth about a mistake, a crime, etc.掩盖（错误、罪行等的）真相一related noun

COVER-UP

• noun

PROTECTION/SHELTER 保护；遮蔽物 1 [C] a thing that is put over or on another thing, usually to protect it or to decorate it覆盖物；掩蔽物；套子.；罩子：a cushion cover 靠垫套◊ a piastic waterproo/cover/or the stroHer

手推童车的塑料防水篷一picture 〇 laboratory — see also dust cover, loose cover 2 [U] a place that provides shelter from bad weather or protection from an attack躲避处；避难所；庇护所：Everyone ran/or cover when it started to min.雨下起来时，大家都跑着找 地方避雨。◊ rhe dimbers toofc cover_/h>m the storm, in a cave.登山运动员在山洞里躲避暴风雨。◊ A_/iter the explosion the street was full of people running for cover. 爆炸发生以后，满街的人都奔跑躲避。

►                 OF BOOK 45 3 [C] the outside of a book or a magazine (书刊的）封面，封皮：the介ont/bacfccover封面/底 0 Her face was on the cover (= the front cover) of every magazine.各种杂志的封面都有她的头像。◊ He a〖ways reads the paper from cover to cover (= everything in it). 他总是把报纸从头到尾全看一遍。

►                 INSURANCE 保险 4 (8r£)     cov.er.age) [u] ~ (against

sth) protection that an insurance company provides by promising to pay you money if a particular event happens (保险公司的）保险：accident cover事故保险 ◊ cover against accidental damage 意外损害保险

►                 W丨TH WEAPONS 武器 5 [U] support and protection that is provided when sb is attacking or in danger of being attacked 掩护；防护：77ie ships needed air cover (=protection by military planes) once they reached enemy waters. —到达敌方侖7义域，沾只就需要空中掩护。

►                 TREES/PLANTS 树木；植物 6 [U] trees and plants that grow on an area of land (生长在一个地区如）树木植 物，自然植被：The total forest cover of the earth is decreasing.地球上森林覆盖的总面积正在减少。

►                 CL0UD/SN0W 云：     7 [u] the fact of the sky b^ing

covered with cloud or the ground with snow .(云层 的）遮盖；（雪的）覆盖：fog and doud cover are expected this aAernoon.预计今天下午有雾和低空云层。

〇 In this area there is snow cover for six months of the year.这个地区一年中有六个月被积雪覆盖。

►                 ON BED 床上.8 the covers [pi.] the sheets, blankets, etc. on a.bed 床单；床罩；毯争；被子r She threw back the covers and 〖eapt out 〇/bed•她&开被子跳下床来。

►                 SONG 歌曲 9 [C] = COVER VERSION

►                 HIDING STH 隐藏 10 [C，usually sing.]〜（for sth) activities

or behaviour that seem honest or true but that hide sb^ real identity or feelings, or that hide sth illegal (对身 份、感情或违法事情的）掩盖，掩饰：Hisworfcosacivd servant was a cover for his activities as a spy.      M

的工作作为搞间谍活动的掩护。◊ ffer over-ccrn/idem： atti­tude was a cover/or her nervousness•她以过奋.自 信的态 度来掩饰她紧张沾心情。◊ ft wouZd tafce one phone call to blow their cover (= make known their true identities and what they were really doing).只要拨打一 个电话就可揭穿他们的伪装。

►                 FOR SB’S WORK 代替某入工作 [u] the fact of sb doing another person’s job when they are away or when there are not enough staff 作替工作；代劳；替补：It’s the manager^ job to organize cover for stajfwho are absent 安排他人顶替缺席的员土是经理的工作。◊Ambukmce drivers provided only emergency cover during the dispute. 纠纷期间救护车司机只提供急救替班。

break 'cover to leave a place that you have been hiding in, usually at a high speed 匆匆离开隐蔽处；冲 出躲藏处 under ‘cover 1 pretending to be si) else in order to do sth secretly (头秘密活动）伪装着，装扮 着，冒名顶替：a poHce oj^cer worfcfng under cover 做隐 藏工作的警察 2 under a structure that gives protection from the weather 在…下（避风雨）under (the) cover of sth hidden or protected by sth 在…的掩护（或保 护■) ‘卞：■ Later, under cover of darkness, they crept into the Zioiise.后来他们在夜幕的掩护下溜进了房子。under separate 'cover (business in a separate envelope ^ 函：The in/ormarion you requested is being/orvvardeci to you under separate cover.现另函寄上所要资私。一 more at juekje v.

cov-er-age /'kAV8rid3/ noun [U] 1 the reporting of news and sport in newspapers and on the radio and televi- sion * 闻报道：media/newspaper/press coverage

体/报纸/無刊的报道◊ tonight’s 〖ive coverage 〇/ the hocfc^y game今晚曲棍球比赛的现场直播2 the range or quality of information that is included in a book or course of study, on television，etc. ('_ 书、课程学习、i 电