a covert of coots
collocation一群白骨顶
A covert of coots rose from the reeds.
一群白骨顶从芦苇丛中飞起。
藏身处；矮树丛；隐蔽处
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藏身处；矮树丛；隐蔽处
a place where animals hide, especially an area of thick undergrowth
The deer escaped into a thick covert of bushes.
那只鹿逃进了一片浓密的灌木丛隐蔽处。
覆盖物
A covering.
一群骨顶鸡
a flock of coots
伪装
A disguise.
用于隐藏或保护某物的覆盖物
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
Hunters often wait near a covert to spot game.
猎人们经常在隐蔽处附近等候以发现猎物。
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The bird built its nest inside a quiet covert.
那只鸟在一个安静的隐蔽处筑了巢。
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the brush provided a covert for game
灌木丛为猎物提供了隐蔽处。
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一群白骨顶
A covert of coots rose from the reeds.
一群白骨顶从芦苇丛中飞起。
翼覆羽
The owl's wing coverts are speckled in gray and brown.
猫头鹰的翼覆羽上有灰褐色斑点。
搜索树丛以逐出猎物
The keepers beat the covert for partridges.
猎场看守人搜索树丛以逐出鹧鸪。
潜伏在隐蔽处
The deer lay in covert all day.
鹿整天潜伏在隐蔽处。
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covert 就是 cover（覆盖/掩护）加 t，联想：动物藏进矮树丛，羽毛被 cover 住，t 像小树。
语域：formal 常见场景：hunting and wildlife、nature writing、wildlife observation 作为名词时，covert 通常指动物藏身的矮树丛或隐蔽处，多用于狩猎、野外观察或文学性描写中，语气较正式，日常生活中较少单独使用。
没有与 covert /ˈkoʊvɚt/ 完全押韵的常用词。overt 和 convert 拼写接近但重音与元音不同（/oʊˈvɝːt/、/kənˈvɝːt/）；cover、hover 的元音为 /ʌ/；clover、rover 在重读元音 /oʊ/ 和 /vɚ/ 部分相似，但缺少词尾 /t/。
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