cover up
collocation掩盖，掩饰
He tried to cover up his mistake.
他试图掩盖自己的错误。
覆盖；遮盖；盖
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覆盖；遮盖；盖
To put something over or be spread over something, often to hide or protect it.
She covered the table with a cloth before dinner.
晚饭前，她用一块布盖住了桌子。
将某物覆盖在上方,以隐藏或保护。
To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
位于上方,以隐藏或保护。
To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
覆盖全部,以完全隐藏。
To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
放置于全部之上,以完全隐藏。
To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
cover
Base
原形
covers
3rd person
第三人称单数
covering
-ing
现在分词
covered
Past
过去式
covered
Past participle
过去分词
She covers the table with a cloth.
她用一块布盖住桌子。
He covered the book with a jacket.
他用书皮包住了书。
They have covered the cost of the trip.
他们已经支付了旅行的费用。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Snow covered the ground overnight.
一夜之间，雪覆盖了地面。
He covered his face with his hands when he heard the bad news.
听到坏消息时，他用双手捂住了脸。
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掩盖，掩饰
He tried to cover up his mistake.
他试图掩盖自己的错误。
代替，顶替
Can you cover for me tomorrow?
你明天能替我顶班吗？
支付费用
This money will cover the cost of the repair.
这笔钱将支付维修费用。
涵盖话题，涉及主题
The lecture covers the topic of climate change.
讲座涵盖了气候变化这个话题。
考虑周全，面面俱到
We need to cover all bases before launching the product.
在推出产品之前，我们需要考虑周全。
掩盖行踪，消除痕迹
He covered his tracks to avoid being caught.
他掩盖行踪以免被抓。
面面俱到；考虑周全
Before we launch, let's make sure we cover all bases.
发布前，我们要确保面面俱到。
替某人打掩护；为某人顶班
Could you cover for me at the meeting tomorrow?
明天你能替我去开会吗？
掩饰；掩盖
He tried to cover up his mistake.
他试图掩盖自己的错误。
我会守护你。
In the musical Rent, Angel sings "I'll cover you" to Collins, promising to protect and care for him.
在音乐剧《吉屋出租》中，安吉尔对柯林斯唱出“我会守护你”，承诺保护并照顾他。
掩护我，掩护我，掩护我。
In Bruce Springsteen's song "Cover Me," he repeats "Cover me, cover me, cover me" while asking his lover for protection from hardship.
在布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀的歌曲《Cover Me》中，他反复唱着“掩护我，掩护我，掩护我”，请求爱人保护他免受苦难。
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cover拼写里藏着over（在上方），开头c像盖子：盖子在上方，盖住东西就是覆盖。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话中遮盖物品表面、新闻或报告中说明涵盖范围、商务场合讨论支付费用 该词在日常口语和书面语中都很常见，属中性表达，具体含义需看搭配。日常多用于“覆盖/遮盖”，在商务或正式语境中常表示“涵盖”或“支付”。
这些词中，hover、lover、recover、discover 与 cover 发音押韵（都含 /ʌvər/ 音节）。注意拼写上很像的 over 和 rover 读作 /oʊvər/，并不与 cover 押韵。
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