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。
- “Reporters are covering the summit live from Geneva.” (记者正从日内瓦现场报道峰会。)
- “Snow was covering the rooftops by morning.” (早晨雪覆盖了屋顶。)
- “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。)