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cover /ˈkʌvə(r)/► SEE ALLcover all the/your basescover your backcover your tracksfrom cover to coverunder coverunder cover of sthblow sb’s coverdon’t judge a book by its covercover/hide a multitude of sins
●cover all the/your ˈbases (especially NAmE) consider and deal with all the things that could happen or could be needed when you are arranging sth 考虑周全；面面俱到◆Are you sure we covered all our bases on this?
你确信我们在这个问题上考虑周全了吗？◆We cover all the bases from creating a market for your business through closing the sale.
从为贵企业开辟市场到买卖成交，我们会做得滴水不漏。●cover your ˈback (informal) (NAmE also cover your ˈass ⚠ , slang ) realize that you may be attacked or criticized for sth later and make sure you avoid this （为以后可能受到的攻击或批评）做好准备，未雨绸缪◆Cover your back by getting everything in writing.
把所有的事情都写下来，以防万一。 OPP (lay/leave yourself) wide open (to sth) ●cover your ˈtracksbe careful not to leave any signs of sth secret or illegal that you have been doing 隐匿行踪；掩盖行径◆He didn’t want his wife to know he’d met an old girlfriend so he invented a story to cover his tracks.
他不想让妻子知道自己与从前的女友见面，就编了个谎话来遮掩。●from ˌcover to ˈcoverfrom the beginning to the end of a book, magazine, etc. （书、杂志等）从头至尾◆I’ve read the newspaper from cover to cover, but I can’t find any mention of yesterday’s accident.
我把报纸从头到尾都看完了，怎么也找不到关于昨天事故的消息。●under ˈcover1. pretending to be sb else in order to do sth secretly （为进行秘密活动而）伪装，冒名顶替◆a police officer working under cover
卧底警察2. under a structure that gives protection from the weather 在…下（避风雨）◆We’d better get under cover or we’ll get very wet in this rain.
我们最好找个地方避雨，否则会淋成落汤鸡。●under cover of sthhidden or protected by sth 在…的掩护（或保护）下◆They hoped to get into the enemy fortress under cover of darkness.
他们希望在夜幕的掩护下进入敌人的要塞。●blow sb’s ˈcover (informal) discover or reveal the real identity of sb, especially of a spy, etc. 发现（或泄露）某人（尤指间谍等）的身份◆She had been posing as a diplomat, but her cover was blown when she was found sending coded messages to agents.她原来对外的身份一直是外交官，可是因为给特工发送密码电报被发现，暴露了真实身份。●don’t judge a ˌbook by its ˈcover (saying) used to say that you should not form an opinion about sb/sth from their appearance only 不要以貌取人；勿以外表作评判◆When we arrived we found that the hotel we’d booked looked awful, but as they say, you should never judge a book by its cover.我们抵达后发现预订的酒店看起来简直不堪入目。不过，人们常说不要光看外表。●cover/hide a ˌmultitude of ˈsins (often humorous) used to say that sth is not as good as it looks, sounds, etc. （用于指没有看起来或听上去那么好）掩藏各种实情，掩盖真相◆The term ‘abstract art’ covers a multitude of sins.“抽象艺术”这个术语可真是冠冕堂皇。◆A coat of paint can hide a multitude of sins.一层油漆可以掩盖许多瑕疵。 ORIGIN This expression comes from the Bible. A multitude is a very large number of things. 这个表达法源于《圣经》。multitude 意为“大量”或“众多”。 |