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Covering

物理覆盖(covering the table with a cloth);新闻 covering the election 报道选举;范围 covering all regions 涵盖所有地区;保险 covering medical costs 承保医疗费用。

  1. “Reporters are covering the summit live from Geneva.” (记者正从日内瓦现场报道峰会。)
  2. “Snow was covering the rooftops by morning.” (早晨雪覆盖了屋顶。)
  3. “The warranty is covering parts but not labor.” (保修涵盖零件但不涵盖人工。)

古法语 covrir,拉丁语 cooperire(co- 一起 + operire 盖上),与 discover(揭开)相对。

cover + -ing;cover 可作名词“封面、掩护”,covering letter 附信。

媒体 beat covering tech 科技条线;金融 covering short positions 平仓掩护空头。日常 covering for a colleague 代班。

  • 固定搭配: “covering the story” (报道事件), “covering costs” (支付费用), “covering for someone” (替人顶班)
  • 原形: cover;过去式: covered

cover 是“盖住”,-ing 是“正在盖/正在报道/正在包括”。

“She spent the week covering city council meetings for the local paper.” (她这周为当地报纸报道市议会会议。)