Word · Frequency #9655
covering
覆盖物;遮盖物
a thing that covers, protects, or hides something else
- 1.
That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
遮盖或隐藏之物;覆盖物;铺在或包在另一物上的东西。
- 2.
a natural object that covers or envelops
覆盖或包裹的天然物体
- 3.
Action of the verb to cover.
动词“覆盖”所指的动作。
- 4.
an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
覆盖某物的人造物(通常用于保护、遮蔽或隐藏)
- 5.
A collection of sets U_i such that their union contains U; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is open; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is contained in U.
一组集合U_i,其并集包含U;也指每个U_i均为开集的集合;或每个U_i均包含于U的集合。
- 6.
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
通过遮挡视线来隐藏某物存在的行为
- 7.
A special kind of map that establishes a relationship between two topological spaces in the sense that, under the action of the map, the one looks locally like several copies of the second: Formally, a continuous map π:E→X between topological spaces such that there exists, for every point x in X, a discrete space D_x and an open neighborhood U of x such that π−1(U)= displaystyle ⨆_(d∈D_x)V_d and π|_(V_d):V_d→U is a homeomorphism for every d∈D_x. See Covering space on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
建立两个拓扑空间之间关系的特殊映射,使得一个空间在局部上像是另一个空间的若干副本。形式上,是连续映射π:E→X,对X中每一点x,存在离散空间D_x和开邻域U,使得π−1(U)=⊔_{d∈D_x}V_d,且π|_{V_d}:V_d→U是同胚。
覆盖;遮盖;掩盖;掩饰;覆盖;覆叠映射;覆盖映射;遮盖或隐藏之物;覆盖物;铺在或包在另一物上的东西。
In use
The thick covering of snow made the roads impassable.
She placed a plastic covering over the furniture to protect it from dust.
The journalist was accused of the deliberate covering of the scandal.
under a covering of dust
a covering of [sth]
表示被某物覆盖的状态。
The ground was hidden under a thick covering of snow.
地面被厚厚的积雪覆盖着。
a covering for [sth]
表示用于保护或遮蔽某物的覆盖物。
We need a waterproof covering for the outdoor furniture.
我们需要给户外家具一个防水罩。
under the covering of [sth]
Connections
Collocations
- outer covering
- 外层覆盖物
- The turtle's shell is an outer covering that protects its body.乌龟的壳是保护其身体的外层覆盖物。
- protective covering
- 保护性覆盖物
- A plastic sheet was used as a protective covering for the furniture.用塑料布作为家具的保护性覆盖物。
- floor covering
- 地板覆盖物(如地毯、地砖)
- Carpet is a popular floor covering in bedrooms.地毯是卧室中常见的地板覆盖物。
- covering letter
- 附函
- Please send your resume with a covering letter.请将简历连同附函一起发送。
- covering fire
- 掩护火力
- The soldiers advanced under covering fire.士兵们在掩护火力下前进。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象用布盖住桌子,这块布就是covering(覆盖物),-ing像盖的动作。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:nature、protection、concealment 作为名词,covering在描述天然覆盖物(如雪、植被)时最为中性常用;在描述保护性覆盖物(如罩子)时也较常见;而表示‘掩盖行为’时则稍显正式。总体而言,本词在多数日常场景中均可使用,语域偏向中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches include 'loving' and 'shoving' (same /ʌvɪŋ/ pattern). 'Coming' has the same stressed vowel /ʌ/ but a different consonant, so it is a near rhyme. Words like 'ring', 'sing', and 'thing' are spelling lookalikes ending in -ing but have a different vowel, so they do not rhyme.
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 2,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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