Word · Frequency #12298
coves
小湾
coves is the plural of cove.
a small inlet
- 1.
A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
凹形穹顶或拱道,尤指天花板的拱形部分
- 2.
a small inlet
小海湾；小湾
- 3.
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight.
小型海岸入口,尤指有高崖遮蔽船只免受盛行风影响的；小海湾
- 4.
small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain
悬崖或山侧的小洞穴；窄洞
- 5.
The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.
旧式帆船艉楼木制顶棚
- 6.
A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.
游艇甲板下舷侧的一条细线,有时镀金
凹形穹顶或拱道,尤指天花板的拱形部分；小海湾；小湾；小型海岸入口,尤指有高崖遮蔽船只免受盛行风影响的；小海湾；悬崖或山侧的小洞穴；窄洞；旧式帆船艉楼木制顶棚
In use
We found a quiet cove where we could swim without crowds.
The fishermen anchored their boat in a sheltered cove before the storm.
From the cliff, we could see a small cove with white sand and clear water.
in a/the cove
名词用法：cove 指小海湾或山凹，常与介词 in 搭配。
The fishermen sheltered their boat in a small cove.
渔民们把船停在一个小海湾里避风。
cove sth
动词用法：cove 作及物动词，表示使成内凹或拱形。
The carpenter coved the ceiling to create a soft curve.
木匠把天花板做成凹弧形，以形成柔和的曲线。
Common mistakes
The boat sailed into a hidden cave to escape the storm.
Connections
Collocations
- sheltered cove
- 避风的小湾
- The boat anchored in a sheltered cove.船停泊在一个避风的小湾里。
- secluded cove
- 僻静的小湾
- We spent the afternoon in a secluded cove.我们在一个僻静的小湾里度过了一个下午。
- rocky cove
- 岩石小湾
- Crabs hide in the rocky cove.螃蟹躲在岩石小湾里。
- sandy cove
- 沙质小湾
- The sandy cove is a popular swimming spot.这个沙质小湾是个受欢迎的游泳去处。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 cove 想成海边一个 C 形凹口，像月牙咬进陆地，就是隐蔽的小湾。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：geographical descriptions、nautical or travel writing、place names cove 作名词指小海湾或山凹，多用于地理、航海或文学性描述，日常口语不太常见；具体是否正式取决于语境，比较常见于书面表达或地名中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
cove 与 stove、drove、wove 押韵，均读 /oʊv/；但 love、glove、move 拼写相同（ove），发音不同：分别是 /lʌv/、/ɡlʌv/、/muːv/。
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。
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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