Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #525
cover
封面；封底
The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
- 1.
A lid.
盖子
- 2.
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
遮盖物,用于隐藏或庇护
- 3.
Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
遮挡人或物的区域或情况
- 4.
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
保暖被褥
- 5.
The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
书、杂志、CD包装等的封面
- 6.
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
遮挡隐藏某物的行为
- 7.
The top sheet of a bed.
床的上层床单
- 8.
A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
覆盖在物品上以保护其免受灰尘、雨水、昆虫等影响的布料或类似材料,通常是合身的
- 9.
A cover charge.
入场费
- 10.
A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
餐厅桌子或正式晚宴的摆设
- 11.
A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
重新演绎或重新录制的歌曲；翻唱版本；翻唱歌曲
- 12.
A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
在外场位置,位于点和中外之间,约30°前方的场地位置；在此位置的守场员
- 13.
A tarpaulin or other device used to cover the wicket during rain, to prevent it getting wet.
用于在下雨时覆盖球门以防止其变湿的防水布或其他装置
- 14.
The area of the stumps that is blocked by the batsman so as to defend the wicket.
击球手用来防守球门的挡住球柱的区域
- 15.
A backup incase any player sustains injury during nets or midseries. Originally have to be declared part of squad before match.
在球员受伤时的替补,通常在比赛前需宣布为队员的一部分
- 16.
A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
给定集合的子集族,其并集包含该集合的所有元素。
- 17.
An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
贴有邮票和邮戳等的信封。
- 18.
A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
提供掩护的固体物体,包括地形。
- 19.
In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
商业法中,卖方违约未交付货物后,买方在公开市场上购买类似或相同货物的行为。
- 20.
An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
保险合同；保险保障。
- 21.
A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
间谍或卧底维持的身份；掩护故事。
- 22.
The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
石板、瓦片或木瓦被上层搭接部分遮盖的部分。
- 23.
In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
蒸汽机中滑阀的余面。
- 24.
The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
钢筋与混凝土外表面之间的距离。
盖子；盖；被子；毯子；床单；遮盖物；遮蔽物；保护罩；套子
In use
She placed a plastic cover over the cake to keep it fresh.
On cold nights, I pull an extra cover onto my bed.
The spy operation was conducted under the cover of darkness.
under cover of darkness
he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep
the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
Connections
Collocations
- book cover
- 书封面
- The book cover was torn.书封面被撕破了。
- bed cover
- 床罩
- She pulled the bed cover over herself.她把床罩拉到自己身上。
- take cover
- 躲避
- We took cover when it started raining.开始下雨时我们躲避了。
- provide cover
- 提供掩护
- The soldiers provided cover for the retreat.士兵们为撤退提供了掩护。
- cover song
- 翻唱歌曲
- Her cover song was a hit.她的翻唱歌曲很受欢迎。
- under cover
- 秘密地
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象书的封面像被子一样盖住书页，“cover”既是封面也是被子。
Context & Register
register: 中性; contexts: 书籍出版; note_zh: 此义项通常用于描述书籍的封面，在正式和非正式语境中均适用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -over with stressed /ʌ/ (lover, shover, discover, recover) rhyme with cover. Words like over and rover have /oʊ/ and do not rhyme, though they share the spelling pattern.
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 5，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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