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fa-®.fid, magazines with extensive
coverage of diet and health
topics 7 All 17 7 A f$t M (ft &
diseases has increased to 99% in
some countries. 7
99%0 4 (NAmE)
= cover n.(4): insurance coverage 0 Medicaid
health coverage for low-income
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cov-eralls /'kAvaroilz/ noun [pi.] (NAmE) = overall n.{2)
cover charge noun [usually sing.] an amount of money
that you pay in some restaurants or clubs in addition to the cost of the food
and drink (
7lft )
Covered
0-w /'kAvad;
NAmE -vard/ adj.
1 [not
before noun] ~ in/with sth having a layer or amount of sth on it H H
— H; ml: His
face was covered in blood. o The walls were covered
with pictures. 2 having a roof over
it 7 J® (ft: a covered area of the
stadium with seats 7W ^7®lftj®EE$
.covered
'wagon noun a large wooden vehicle with
a curved roof made of cloth, that is pulled by horses, used especially in the
past in N America by people travelling across the land to the west ( AjtlBN’fB 7
#
SMMAPitjfimM ) A^s>7
cover girl noun a young woman whose photograph is on the front of a magazine
( #uA(ft )
COV-er-ing
0-w /'kAvariri/
noun
1 a layer of
sth that covers sth else ( —M ) MMHi, US : a thick covering of snow
on the ground ife±J?J¥ Eft — M IR W 2 a layer of material such as carpet or wallpaper, used to cover, decorate and
protect floors, walls, etc. ^ ) 7 H M : floor/wall
coverings
the plastic covering off
the dead body. 7M777
.covering
'letter {BrE) {NAmE cover letter) noun a letter
containing extra information that you send with
sth min ( )
cover-let /‘kAvalat; NAmE -varl-/ noun {old-fashioned) a type of bedspread to cover a bed 71?
cover
story noun 1 the main story in a
magazine, that goes with the picture shown on the front cover M ® & ^ ( &;£7K77A&JI*IW ) 2a
story that is invented in order to hide sth, especially a person’s identity or
their reasons for doing sth ( XtiafttiftMifr )7i7 f^P
cov-ert adj., noun
m adj. /'kAvat; 'kauv3:t; NAmE ‘kouv3:rt/ {formal) secret or hidden, making
it difficult to notice % (ft; It, $£ (ft; Bi7(ft: covert operations/surveillance Hf / MM 0 He stole a covert glance
at her across the table. ftkPilf £7#& JfeU 7 jffi—flUo — compare overt ► cov-ert-ly adv.: She watched him covertly
in the mirror. [tfeM.fi 7 MMitMifeo
m noun /'kAvat; NAmE -vart/ an area of thick
low bushes and trees where animals can hide ( <$]
pT M # (ft ) ££
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'cover-up noun [usually sing.] action that is
taken to hide a mistake or illegal activity from the public It M ; ft ft : Government sources
denied there had been a deliberate cover-up.
1 cover version (also cover) noun a new recording of an old song by a different
band or singer ( & 7®7 PA M
covet /'kAvat/
verb [VN] {formal) to want sth very much,
especially sth that belongs to sb else #|M; (
#•! A (ft % M ) ; M ti :
[VN] He
had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician, -ffe—
0 They are this year’s
winners of the coveted trophy (= that everyone would like to win). Mlffct#T*¥*AASR«WA£o
cov-et-ous /'kAvatas/ adj. {format) having a strong desire for the things that
other people have £ A fft; fill (ft ► cov-et-ous-ness noun [U]
COW
0-w /kau/ noun, verb
&
noun 1 a large animal kept on
farms to produce milk or beef If 7; #57; ^7; ®7: cow’s milk 7#5 0 a herd of dairy cows (= cows kept
for their milk) - #5 7
—
compare bull(1),
calf(2), heifer — see also cattle
2 the
female of the elephant, whale and
some other large animals J£ £, )
—
compare bull(2) 3 {slang, disapproving) an offensive word for a woman #UMl]: You stupid cow!
! 4 {AustralE, NZE) an unpleasant person, thing,
or situation -tfA(ft A ( 1f ) — see also cash
cow, sacred
cow fT>T71 have a cow {NAmE, informal) to become very angry or
anxious about sth
Don’t have a cow—it’s no big deal. #1A A, '&7£, A7To till the 'cows come home {informal) for a very long time; for
ever jjij£M‘|a];
7XjZ5 ■ verb [VN] [usually passive] to frighten sb in order to
make them obey you tff; fff %; MWl; Hi ill cm intimidate : She was easily cowed
by people in authority. M
coward
/'kauad;
NAmE -ard/ noun {disapproving) a person who is not brave
or who does not have the courage to do things that other people do not think
are especially difficult JH73&; Iff A; life#: You coward! What are you
afraid o/? 7&IS731,! 710 7 'z
%? 9 I’m a real coward when it comes to going to the dentist.
$■ — if f EtEiSS't'^o ► cow-qrd-ly adj.: a cowardly attack on a defenceless man gTJtiAEftA
cow
ard-ici; /'kauadis;
NAmE -ard-/ noun [U] fear or lack of courage-^[0; IS 7; if
if filUJ bravery, courage cow-bell /'kaubel/ noun a bell that is put around a cow’s neck so
that the cow can easily be found 72®# cow-boy /'kauboi/ noun 1 a man who rides a horse and whose job is
to take care of cattle in the
western parts of the US ( ') 7#,
#-38tA: cowboy boots
77 ft
2 a man like this as a character in a film/movie about the American West ( ) 77:
children playing a game of cowboys and Indians StMH ®^77%EPH^cA3 {BrE, informal, disapproving) a dishonest person in business, especially
sb who produces work of bad quality or charges too high a price (
'cowboy hat noun a hat with a wide brim,
worn
by American cowboys ( HH77W ) 77|ft —picture o HAT
cow-catch-er
/’kaukastj^r)/
noun {NAmE) a pointed metal structure at the front of
a train that is used for pushing things off the track ( A7#17$J
'cow
chip noun (US) a very hard cowpat 7^01 cowed /kaud/ adj. made to feel afraid and
that you are not as good as sb else 7[jgfi]ISA#J; g W — see also cow v.
cower /'kaua(r)/ verb [V] to bend low and/or move
backwards because you are frightened (
H*tt, A gun went off and people cowered behind
walls and under tables.p flg, A fll tS
I'J 41 Is ^ 7
cow girl /'kaug3:l; NAmE -g3irl/ noun a female cowboy
in the American West ( )
£77,
cow-hand
/'kauhaend/
noun a person whose job is taking care of cows
#t77; $(7A cow-hide
/'kauhaid/
noun [U] strong leather made from the skin of a
cow ( # ) 7k-^ cowl
/kaul/
noun 1 a large loose covering for the head, worn
especially by monks ( AltM ) A^ffl, AMU 2 a cover for a chimney, etc., usually made of metal.
Cowls often turn with the wind and are designed to improve the flow of air or
smoke. :tg| ® Ig,
cow-lick /'kaolik/ noun a piece of hair that grows in a different
direction from the rest of your hair and is difficult to make lie flat