covered 音标拼音: [k'ʌvɚd]
a . 隐蔽着的,掩藏着的,有屋顶的
隐蔽着的,掩藏着的,有屋顶的
covered adj 1 :
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something ;
sometimes used as a combining form ; "
women with covered faces "; "
covered wagons "; "
a covered balcony " [
ant : {
bare }]
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 .
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2 .
To envelop ;
to clothe ,
as with a mantle or cloak .
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And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his throne . --
Milton .
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All that beauty than doth cover thee . --
Shak .
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3 .
To invest (
one '
s self with something );
to bring upon (
one '
s self );
as ,
he covered himself with glory .
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The powers that covered themselves with everlasting infamy by the partition of Poland . --
Brougham .
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4 .
To hide sight ;
to conceal ;
to cloak ;
as ,
the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods .
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A cloud covered the mount . --
Exod .
xxiv .
15 .
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In vain shou striv '
st to cover shame with shame .
--
Milton .
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5 .
To brood or sit on ;
to incubate .
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While the hen is covering her eggs ,
the male . . .
diverts her with his songs . --
Addison .
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6 .
To overwhelm ;
to spread over .
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The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen . --
Ex .
xiv .
28 .
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7 .
To shelter ,
as from evil or danger ;
to protect ;
to defend ;
as ,
the cavalry covered the retreat .
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His calm and blameless life Does with substantial blessedness abound ,
And the soft wings of peace cover him round .
--
Cowley .
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8 .
To remove from remembrance ;
to put away ;
to remit .
"
Blessed is he whose is covered ." --
Ps .
xxxii .
1 .
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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 .
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10 .
To put the usual covering or headdress on .
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Cover thy head . . .;
nay ,
prithee ,
be covered .
--
Shak .
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11 .
To copulate with (
a female );
to serve ;
as ,
a horse covers a mare ; --
said of the male .
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{
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 .
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Covered \
Cov "
ered \ (
k ?
v "?
rd ),
a .
Under cover ;
screened ;
sheltered ;
not exposed ;
hidden .
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{
Covered way } (
Fort .),
a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose slope forms the glacis .
It gives the garrison an open line of communication around the works ,
and a standing place beyond the ditch .
See Illust .
of {
Ravelin }.
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Covet \
Cov "
et \ (
k ?
v "?
t ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Covered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Coveting }.] [
OF .
coveitier ,
covoitier ,
F .
convoiter ,
from a derivative fr .
L .
cupere to desire ;
cf .
Skr .
kup to become excited .
Cf . {
Cupidity }.]
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1 .
To wish for with eagerness ;
to desire possession of ; --
used in a good sense .
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Covet earnestly the best gifts . --
1 .
Cor .
xxii .
31 .
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If it be a sin to covet honor ,
I am the most offending soul alive . --
Shak .
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2 .
To long for inordinately or unlawfully ;
to hanker after (
something forbidden ).
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor '
s house . --
Ex .
xx .
17 .
Syn :
To long for ;
desire ;
hanker after ;
crave .
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