Tra từ cover - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cover [cover covers covered covering] verb, noun BrE [ˈkʌvə(r)] NAmE [ˈkʌvər]
verb

HIDE/PROTECT
1. transitive ~ sth (with sth) to place sth over or in front of sth in order to hide or protect it
• Cover the chicken loosely with foil.
• She covered her face with her hands.
• (figurative)He laughed to cover (= hide) his nervousness.

SPREAD OVER SURFACE
2. transitive ~ sth to lie or spread over the surface of sth
• Snow covered the ground.
• Much of the country is covered by forest.
3. transitive to put or spread a layer of liquid, dust, etc. on sb/sth
•~ sb/sth in sth The players were soon covered in mud.
•~ sb/sth with sth The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand.

INCLUDE
4. transitive ~ sth to include sth; to deal with sth
• The survey covers all aspects of the business.
• The lectures covered a lot of ground (= a lot of material, subjects, etc.).
•the sales team covering the northern part of the country (= selling to people in that area)
•Do the rules cover (= do they apply to) a case like this?

MONEY
5. transitive ~ sth to be or provide enough money for sth
•$100 should cover your expenses.
• Your parents will have to cover your tuition fees.
• The show barely covered its costs.

DISTANCE/AREA
6. transitive ~ sth to travel the distance mentioned
•By sunset we had covered thirty miles.
•They walked for a long time and covered a good deal of ground.
7. transitive ~ sth to spread over the area mentioned
• The reserve covers an area of some 1 140 square kilometres.

REPORT NEWS
8. transitive ~ sth to report on an event for television, a newspaper, etc; to show an event on television
• She's covering the party's annual conference.
•The BBC will cover all the major games of the tournament.

FOR SB
9. intransitive ~ for sb to do sb's work or duties while they are away
•I'm covering for Jane while she's on leave.
10. intransitive ~ for sb to invent a lie or an excuse that will stop sb from getting into trouble
•I have to go out for a minute— will you cover for me if anyone asks where I am?

WITH INSURANCE
11. transitive to protect sb against loss, injury, etc. by insurance
•~ sb/sth (against/for sth) Are you fully covered for fire and theft?
•~ sb/sth to do sth Does this policy cover my husband to drive?

AGAINST BLAME
12. transitive ~ yourself (against sth) to take action in order to protect yourself against being blamed for sth
•One reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against negligence claims.

WITH GUN
13. transitive ~ sb to protect sb by threatening to shoot at anyone who tries to attack them
•Cover me while I move forward.
•The artillery gave us covering fire (= shot to protect us).
14. transitive ~ sb/sth to aim a gun at a place or person so that nobody can escape or shoot
•The police covered the exits to the building.
•Don't move— we've got you covered!

SONG
15. transitive ~ sth to record a new version of a song that was originally recorded by another band or singer
•They've covered an old Rolling Stones number.
more at cover/hide a multitude of sins at ↑multitude
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force) + operire ‘to cover’. The noun is partly a variant of ↑covert.

Thesaurus:
cover verb
1. T
•She covered her face with her hands.
hide • • mask • • disguise • |formal conceal •
cover/hide/mask/disguise/conceal your disappointment/surprise
cover/hide/conceal your embarrassment
completely/partly cover/hide/disguise/mask/conceal sth
2. T, often passive
•The players were covered in mud.
coat • • cake • • spread • • rub • • smear • • daub •
cover/coat/cake/spread/rub/smear/daub sth with sth
be covered/coated/smeared in/with grease/oil
be covered/caked/smeared/daubed in/with blood
be covered/coated/spread with chocolate
3. T
•The survey covers all aspects of the business.
include • • take sth in • • contain • • incorporate • |formal embrace • • encompass •
cover/contain/incorporate/embrace/encompass particular aspects of sth
cover/contain/incorporate/embrace/encompass a (wide) range of things
cover/include/contain/incorporate/embrace/encompass the whole of sth

Synonyms:
hide
conceal • cover • disguise • mask • camouflage
These words all mean to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found, or to keep the truth or your feelings secret.
hide • to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found; to keep sth secret, especially your feelings: ▪ He hid the letter in a drawer. ◇ ▪ She managed to hide her disappointment.
conceal • (formal) to hide sb/sth; to keep sth secret: ▪ The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. ◇ ▪ Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
When it is being used to talk about emotions, conceal is often used in negative statements.
cover • to place sth over or in front of sth in order to hide it: ▪ She covered her face with her hands.
disguise • to hide or change the nature of sth, so that it cannot be recognized: ▪ He tried to disguise his accent.
mask • to hide a feeling, smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot be easily seen or noticed: ▪ She masked her anger with a smile.
camouflage • to hide sb/sth by making them/it look like the things around, or like sth else: ▪ The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and twigs.
to hide/conceal/disguise/mask/camouflage sth behind sth
to hide/conceal sth under sth
to hide/conceal sth from sb
to hide/conceal/disguise/mask the truth/the fact that…
to hide/conceal/disguise/mask your feelings

Example Bank:
•He covered the body with a cloth.
•He tried to cover his embarrassment by starting to rub his hands together.
•Her dress barely covered her chest.
•Her hair partially covered her face.
•She tried to cover her face with her hands.
•She used dried leaves and twigs to cover up the hole.
•The cars were all covered in snow.
•The children were completely covered with mud.
•The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.
•The tax may be extended to cover books.
•This policy should cover you against accidental injury.
•We've hardly covered a quarter of the course.
•a policy that covers you for fire and theft
•Do the rules cover a case like this?
•He covered the journey at top speed.
•He laughed to cover his embarrassment.
•He manages the sales team covering the northern part of the country.
•I covered a lot of ground rapidly and soon caught up with them.
•She's covering the party's annual conference.
•The lectures covered a lot of ground.
•The media has consistently refused to cover the story.
•They covered long distances on foot.
•We must have covered over 20 miles.
Idioms: ↑break cover ▪ ↑cover all the bases ▪ ↑cover your back ▪ ↑cover your tracks ▪ ↑under cover ▪ ↑under cover of something ▪ ↑under separate cover
Derived: ↑cover something in ▪ ↑cover something over ▪ ↑cover something up ▪ ↑cover up ▪ ↑cover yourself up

noun

PROTECTION/SHELTER
1. countable a thing that is put over or on another thing, usually to protect it or to decorate it
•a cushion cover
•a plastic waterproof cover for the stroller
see also ↑dust cover, ↑loose cover
2. uncountable a place that provides shelter from bad weather or protection from an attack
•Everyone ran for cover when it started to rain.
•The climbers took cover from the storm in a cave.
•After the explosion the street was full of people running for cover.

OF BOOK
3. countable the outside of a book or a magazine
•the front/back cover
• Her face was on the cover (= the front cover) of every magazine.
• He always reads the paper from cover to cover (= everything in it).

INSURANCE
4. (BrE) (NAmE cov·er·age)uncountable ~ (against sth) protection that an insurance company provides by promising to pay you money if a particular event happens
•accident cover
•cover against accidental damage
•private health cover costs
•There is no cover provided by the policy for theft of property from cars or garages.

WITH WEAPONS
5. uncountable support and protection that is provided when sb is attacking or in danger of being attacked
•The ships needed air cover (= protection by military planes) once they reached enemy waters.

TREES/PLANTS
6. uncountable trees and plants that grow on an area of land
•The total forest cover of the earth is decreasing.
•Zebras and other animals were standing very still in broken cover.

CLOUD/SNOW
7. uncountable the fact of the sky being covered with cloud or the ground with snow
•Fog and low cloud cover are expected this afternoon.
•In this area there is snow cover for six months of the year.

ON BED
8. the coversplural the sheets, ↑blankets, etc. on a bed
•She threw back the covers and leapt out of bed.
•He climbed into the cold bed and snuggled beneath the covers.

SONG
9. countable = ↑cover version

HIDING STH
10. countable, usually singular ~ (for sth) activities or behaviour that seem honest or true but that hide sb's real identity or feelings, or that hide sth illegal
•His work as a civil servant was a cover for his activities as a spy.
•Her over-confident attitude was a cover for her nervousness.
•It would only take one phone call to blow their cover (= make known their true identities and what they were really doing).

FOR SB'S WORK
11. uncountable the fact of sb doing another person's job when they are away or when there are not enough staff
•It's the manager's job to organize cover for staff who are absent.
•Ambulance drivers provided only emergency cover during the dispute.
more at don't judge a book by its cover at ↑judge _v.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co- (expressing intensive force) + operire ‘to cover’. The noun is partly a variant of ↑covert.

Thesaurus:
cover noun C
•The buggy had a plastic waterproof cover.
wrapper • • wrapping • • sheath • • casing • • covering • • wrap •
a protective cover/wrapper/wrapping/sheath/casing/covering
a plastic cover/wrapper/wrapping/sheath/casing/covering/wrap
take off/remove the cover/wrapper/wrapping/covering/wrap

Example Bank:
•All the seats are under cover.
•He held his nose as he lifted the cover of the bin.
•He pulled the covers over his head and tried to get back to sleep.
•He realized his cover had been blown
•Her image has graced the covers of many glossy magazines.
•She threw back the covers and got out of bed.
•The RAF provided air cover for the attack.
•The author only gets 1% of the cover price.
•The club is a cover for various criminal activities.
•The deer broke cover as the hunters approached.
•The guard believed her cover story.
•There's a picture of the author on the back cover.
•They sought cover from the wind.
•This company provides wider cover.
•We attacked at night, under cover of darkness.
•We descended into Heathrow through thick cloud cover.
•We ran for cover as it started to rain.
•We spread dust covers over the furniture while the builders were in.
•a cover for the swimming pool
•a sofa with a loose cover
•a thick cover of snow
•cover for contents
•plants that provide good ground cover
•spies operating under diplomatic cover
•After the explosion the street was full of people running for cover.
•Brighten up your room with some colourful cushion covers.
•He lifted the manhole cover.
•His work as a banker was a cover for his activities as a spy.
•It would only take one phone call to blow their cover.
•It's a good idea to put a dust cover over your computer at night.
•It's the manager's job to organize cover for employees who are absent.
•She put on a clean duvet cover.
•The buggy had a plastic waterproof cover.
•The plants provide a protective cover for the soil.
•The ships needed air cover once they reached enemy waters.

See also: ↑cover your ass ▪ ↑coverage