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Know Your Verbs #100 - Verb: "Cover"
2025/5/30
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Alisha
Alisha: 大家好！在本期节目中，我将深入探讨动词 "cover" 的各种用法。首先，"cover" 的基本含义是将某物置于另一物之上，例如用盖子盖住锅，或者用毯子盖住腿。但 "cover" 的用法远不止于此。在军事或动作场景中，"cover" 意味着提供保护，例如 "Cover me, I'm going in"，表示请求掩护。此外，"cover" 还可以表示覆盖或遍布，例如 "Coffee stains covered his shirt"，表示衬衫上沾满了咖啡渍。在教学或信息传递的语境中，"cover" 意味着涉及或涵盖，例如 "This lecture will cover materials from chapters 1, 2, and 3 of your textbook"，表示讲座将涉及课本中的相关章节。"Cover" 还可以表示替代或顶替，例如 "Can you cover my shift on Saturday?"，表示请求替班。最后，"cover up" 意味着掩盖或隐瞒，通常用于负面情境，例如 "The company tried to cover up the scandal"，表示公司试图掩盖丑闻。总而言之，"cover" 是一个多才多艺的动词，理解其各种含义对于准确表达至关重要。
Deep Dive
This chapter introduces the verb "cover" and its basic definition: to lay or spread something over something else. Examples include covering a pot and covering legs with a blanket. Conjugations in the present, past, and progressive tenses are also provided.
- Basic definition of "cover": to lay or spread something over something else
- Examples: covering a pot, covering legs with a blanket
- Conjugations: cover, covers, covered, covering
Shownotes Transcript
learn how to use the verb "Cover"