Word · Frequency #11398
coverts
藏身处;矮树丛;隐蔽处
coverts is the plural of covert.
核心释义
a place where animals hide, especially an area of thick undergrowth
- 1.
覆盖物
A covering.
- 2.
一群骨顶鸡
a flock of coots
- 3.
伪装
A disguise.
- 4.
用于隐藏或保护某物的覆盖物
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- 5.
藏身之处
A hiding place.
- 6.
动物藏身的浓密灌木区
Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
- 7.
覆盖飞羽基部的羽毛
A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.
覆盖物;遮蔽物;覆羽;伪装;伪装物;骨顶鸡群;覆盖物
用法In use
The deer escaped into a thick covert of bushes.
用法提示:此处covert为名词,意为‘隐蔽处’或‘灌木丛’,指动物藏身的茂密植被。
Hunters often wait near a covert to spot game.
用法提示:此处covert为名词,指供动物藏身或猎人埋伏的灌木丛或掩蔽处。
The bird built its nest inside a quiet covert.
用法提示:此处covert为名词,意为‘隐蔽处’,强调安静且被覆盖的场所。
the brush provided a covert for game
a covert for sb/sth
covert 作名词指动物或人藏身、隐蔽的地方,常用 a covert for sb/sth 表示“供……藏身之处”。
The thick hedge offered a covert for the nesting birds.
茂密的树篱为筑巢的鸟提供了藏身之处。
in covert
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a covert of coots
- 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。
- wing coverts
- 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。
- beat the covert
- 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。
- lie in covert
- 潜伏在隐蔽处
- The deer lay in covert all day.鹿整天潜伏在隐蔽处。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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