英语词汇“cover”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

cover

例句

verb | noun

covercover1 /ˈkʌvɚ/ verb also cover up► cover also cover up

to put something over something, especially to protect it or hide it:

If it rains, we’ll have to cover the hole in the roof with a sheet of plastic.

She wears make-up to cover up the scar on her cheek.

➔ You can also use cover when saying that something is all over a surface: The ground was covered in snow.

► wrap

to put paper, plastic, or cloth tightly around something:

Help me wrap the Christmas presents.

► coat

to thinly cover the whole surface of something with something soft or liquid:

The nuts are coated in chocolate.

► envelop (formal)

if something, especially mist or smoke, envelops something else, it covers it completely:

Fog enveloped the top of the mountain.

verb | noun

covercover2 /ˈkʌvɚ/ noun 1 something that protects a surface► cover

something that you put over another thing to protect it:

A cover will keep the dust off your keyboard.

She took the card out of its plastic cover.

➔ You can also use cover to talk about the outside of a book or magazine:His picture is on the back cover of the book.

► wrapper

the paper or plastic that covers something you buy:

There were empty candy wrappers all along the sidewalk.

► envelope

a paper cover that you put a letter in:

She tore open the envelope to see what was inside.

► case

a container or covering that is made to protect or hold something:

She took the DVD out of its case and put it in the player.

► covering

a layer of something that covers a surface:

Carpet and vinyl are common floor coverings.

2 something you put on a container to close it► lid

a cover for a pot, box, or other container:

Put the lid on the pot, so the water will boil faster.

► top

the cover for a container or pen:

Who left the top off the toothpaste again?

► cap

a cover that closes a bottle or tube or goes on the end of a pen:

She was having trouble getting the cap off the pill bottle.

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