Word · Frequency #2138
coat
涂上；覆盖
To cover something with a layer of a substance.
- 1.
To cover with a coating of some material.
用某种材料覆盖。
- 2.
To cover like a coat.
像外套一样覆盖。
用某种材料覆盖。；像外套一样覆盖。；外面覆盖；给...穿外套
In use
The baker coated the cake with a thin layer of icing.
This metal is coated with a special paint to prevent rust.
After the rain, the leaves were coated with water droplets.
Verb forms
base coat · third person coats · -ing coating · past coated · past participle coated
Connections
Collocations
- coat something with something
- 用某物覆盖/涂上某物
- Coat the chicken with flour before frying.煎之前先给鸡肉裹上面粉。
- be coated in something
- 被某物覆盖着，裹着某物
- The biscuits are coated in chocolate.这些饼干裹着一层巧克力。
- coat something evenly
- 均匀地涂/覆盖某物
- Make sure you coat the pan evenly with oil.确保把油均匀地涂在锅里。
- coat the pan
- 给锅涂油（防粘）
- Coat the pan with a little butter before baking.烘烤前在锅里涂一点黄油。
- coating the surface
- 覆盖表面
- The machine is coating the surface with a thin layer of paint.机器正在给表面涂上一层薄薄的油漆。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
coat 本义是“外套”，动词就像给物体“穿外套”——给蛋糕涂一层奶油，就是给它穿上白色外套。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、painting、industrial coating 作动词时，coat 常表示在某物表面涂上一层材料，属于中性用法；既可用于食谱、手工艺等日常说明，也多见于技术或工业描述。口语里有时更常直接用 cover 或 put a layer on，但 coat 在书面和正式语境中同样自然。
Grammar Note
常与with连用表示覆盖某物
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with coat, sharing the stressed vowel and final consonant /oʊt/. Beware lookalikes that sound different: coast /koʊst/ has an extra /s/, cost /kɔst/, cot /kɑt/, and broad /brɔːd/ have different vowels.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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