cover sth with sth
表示把某物放在另一物上面，以遮盖或保护后者。
She covered the table with a clean cloth.
她用一块干净的布盖住了桌子。
覆盖；遮盖；盖
covers — third person singular of cover
涉及；包括；涵盖；支付；承担费用；掩护；保护；代替；顶替；翻唱
To put something over or be spread over something, often to hide or protect it.
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.
使自己拥有(某物)；招致(自身)。
To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
在某人范围或权限内。
To have under one’s scope or purview.
足够支付。
To be enough money for.
提供资金；支付费用；买单。
To supply with funds; to settle or pay the costs for; to foot the bill for.
作为替代。
To act as a replacement.
在内部广告时段播放本地原创内容以替代网络内容
To air or run locally originated material in place of network material during an internal spot break in a syndicated program.
翻唱(由其他艺术家原唱的歌曲)
To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
保护,守卫
To protect, to guard.
与(某些雄性动物如狗和马)交配
To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
延续一段时间或范围,占据,覆盖某个区域
To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
穿越或走完一定距离
To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
一般现在时
She covers the table with a cloth.
她用一块布盖住桌子。
一般过去时
He covered the book with a jacket.
他用书皮包住了书。
现在完成时
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。
She covered the table with a cloth before dinner.
晚饭前，她用一块布盖住了桌子。
用法提示：这里 cover 作为动词，表示用东西遮盖物体表面。
Snow covered the ground overnight.
一夜之间，雪覆盖了地面。
用法提示：这里 cover 作为动词，表示自然物完全覆盖某处。
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。
用法提示：这里 cover 作为动词，表示用手或物体遮挡身体部位。
表示把某物放在另一物上面，以遮盖或保护后者。
She covered the table with a clean cloth.
她用一块干净的布盖住了桌子。
被动结构，强调覆盖的状态；用 by 时更侧重动作，用 with 时更侧重覆盖物。
The ground was covered with fallen leaves.
地上覆盖着落叶。
宾语常为话题、范围、地区等，表示涉及或包括。
The course covers modern Chinese history.
这门课程涵盖中国现代史。
表示临时替代某人的工作，或替某人打掩护。
Can you cover for me while I'm at lunch?
我去吃午饭时你能替我一下吗？
hide 不强调用东西遮盖，也可指藏到别处；与 cover 同义时可说 hide/cover a stain with a cream。
conceal 更正式，侧重故意隐瞒，常接名词或从句，如 conceal one's feelings。
mask 指用面罩/伪装挡住，或掩盖气味等，如 mask the odor。
veil 常见于文学/书面语，指用纱、雾等轻遮，如 veil one's face。
shroud 文学色彩浓，指用布或雾等整体裹住/笼罩，如 mist shrouded the valley。
grammar · medium
易错句子She covered a blanket over the baby.
正确表达She covered the baby with a blanket.
cover 表示“把……盖住”时，被盖住的人或物作宾语，用来盖的东西要用 with 引出。汉语“把毯子盖在婴儿身上”把毯子放在宾语位置、再用 over 或 on，照搬过来就成了错句。
grammar · medium
易错句子The insurance will cover for the damage.
正确表达The insurance will cover the damage.
cover 表示“足以支付、承担（费用）”时是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不加 for，因为这里没有“代替”的意思。只有在 cover for sb（替某人代班、代为出席）这个固定搭配中才用 for。
grammar · medium
易错句子Could you cover me at the meeting tomorrow?
正确表达Could you cover for me at the meeting tomorrow?
表示“替某人代班、代为出席”要用固定搭配 cover for sb，for 不能省略。单独说 cover sb 是“掩护某人、使其不被发现”的意思，会表达成另一个含义。
与cover“覆盖”相对，指移去遮盖物使显露，强调去除覆盖层的动作，多用于具体物体。
与cover“遮盖”相对，指使原本被覆盖或隐藏的事物显露，可用于具体或抽象事物，但不像uncover那样侧重移除覆盖物的动作。
与cover“掩盖”相对，侧重使隐藏的信息或事物为人所知，多用于抽象意义，如揭示真相，与expose相比更强调展示给他人。
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。
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毯子是常见的覆盖物，常与 cover 的“覆盖”义出现在同一场景中。
盖子本身即覆盖物，常与 cover 表示“盖住”的用法搭配。
cover 表示把东西放在或覆盖在表面上，surface 是覆盖动作涉及的对象。
cover 可表示“保险承保、赔付”，与保险话题密切相关。
cover 有“支付、足够支付”的含义，常与 cost 在费用语境中一起出现。
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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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。