n. 盖子, 封面, 藉口

vt. 覆盖, 掩饰, 保护, 掩护, 包括

vi. 覆盖

[化] (顶,阀)盖; (机,外)壳; 汽车外胎

Cover \Cov"er\, v. i.
To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet. [Obs.]
--Shak.


Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), n.
1. Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or
over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of
a book.

2. Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a
cloak. ``Under cover of the night.'' -- Macaulay.

A handsome cover for imperfections. --Collier.

3. Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of
the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.

Being compelled to lodge in the field . . . whilst
his army was under cover, they might be forced to
retire. --Clarendon.

4. (Hunting) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and
conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to
cover.

5. That portion of a slate, tile, or shingle, which is hidden
by the overlap of the course above. --Knight.

6. (Steam Engine) The lap of a slide valve.

7. [Cf. F. couvert.] A tablecloth, and the other table
furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one
person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests.

{To break cover}, to start from a covert or lair; -- said of
game.

{Under cover}, in an envelope, or within a letter; -- said of
a written message.

Letters . . . dispatched under cover to her
ladyship. --Thackeray.


Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} (-?rd);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L.
cooperire; co- + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards,
over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient},
{Overt}, {Curfew}.]
1. To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as,
to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with
a cloth.

2. To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.

And with the majesty of darkness round
Covers his throne. --Milton.

All that beauty than doth cover thee. --Shak.

3. To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon
(one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.

The powers that covered themselves with everlasting
infamy by the partition of Poland. --Brougham.

4. To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were
covered from our sight by the woods.

A cloud covered the mount. --Exod. xxiv.
15.

In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame.
--Milton.

5. To brood or sit on; to incubate.

While the hen is covering her eggs, the male . . .
diverts her with his songs. --Addison.

6. To overwhelm; to spread over.

The waters returned and covered the chariots and the
horsemen. --Ex. xiv. 28.

7. To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend;
as, the cavalry covered the retreat.

His calm and blameless life
Does with substantial blessedness abound,
And the soft wings of peace cover him round.
--Cowley.

8. To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.
``Blessed is he whose is covered.'' --Ps. xxxii. 1.

9. To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend,
include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to
counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum
loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a
crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.

10. To put the usual covering or headdress on.

Cover thy head . . .; nay, prithee, be covered.
--Shak.

11. To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers
a mare; -- said of the male.

{To cover ground} or {To cover distance}, to pass over; as,
the rider covered the ground in an hour.

{To cover one's short contracts} (Stock Exchange), to buy
stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold
short does in order to protect himself.

{Covering party} (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the
protection of another detachment, as of men working in the
trenches.

{To cover into}, to transfer to; as, to cover into the
treasury.

Syn: To shelter; screen; shield; hide; overspread.