19 COVER: 覆蓋，遮掩；隱藏，保護

19 COVER: 覆蓋，遮掩；隱藏，保護

詞組講解

1. cover a lot of ground ** 走了很遠，走過很多地方；涉及很多內(nèi)容

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：覆蓋［眾多（a lot of）］［領(lǐng)域、地方（ground）］

例 Looking at the map, we saw that we had covered a lot of ground.

Professor Solzein covered a lot of ground in yesterday's lecture.

2. cover for sb. *** 為某人打掩護，找借口；代替

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［為（for）］某人遮掩

例 No matter what he does, his wife covers for him.

3. cover one's tracks up / cover up one's tracks ** 隱藏痕跡；隱藏所做的事情

解 習(xí)語；詞義溯源：隱藏某人的［腳印（tracks）］

例 The accountant covered his tracks and the embezzlement was never revealed.

4. cover sb. or sth. up / cover up sb. or sth. *** 隱藏，遮蔽；掩蓋；包庇

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物［完全地（up）］隱藏；去掉up意思不變

例 The swimming pool was covered up for the winter.

Several cabinets members were accused of trying to cover up the scandal.

5. cover the waterfront 〔territory〕 ** 面面俱到地談（或?qū)懀?；詳細論?

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：覆蓋（延伸）至［海岸、江邊（waterfront）］

例 It was a mistake to try and cover the waterfront in her talk—one or two points would have been enough.

參考譯文

1. 看著地圖，我們知道我們已經(jīng)走了很遠了。

索爾澤恩教授昨天的演講涉及了廣泛的內(nèi)容。

2. 不論他做什么事，他妻子都會為他打掩護。

3. 會計掩蓋了自己的行徑，他挪用公款的事一直沒有被揭發(fā)。

4. 游泳池在冬天的時候被蓋了起來。

幾位內(nèi)閣成員被指控試圖掩蓋丑聞。

5. 她的演講試圖包含所有內(nèi)容，這是不對的，有一兩個要點就足夠了。