19 COVER: 覆盖，遮掩；隐藏，保护

词组讲解

1. cover a lot of ground ** 走了很远，走过很多地方；涉及很多内容

解 习语；词义溯源：覆盖［众多（a lot of）］［领域、地方（ground）］

例 Looking at the map, we saw that we had covered a lot of ground.

Professor Solzein covered a lot of ground in yesterday's lecture.

2. cover for sb. *** 为某人打掩护，找借口；代替

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［为（for）］某人遮掩

例 No matter what he does, his wife covers for him.

3. cover one's tracks up / cover up one's tracks ** 隐藏痕迹；隐藏所做的事情

解 习语；词义溯源：隐藏某人的［脚印（tracks）］

例 The accountant covered his tracks and the embezzlement was never revealed.

4. cover sb. or sth. up / cover up sb. or sth. *** 隐藏，遮蔽；掩盖；包庇

解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人或某物［完全地（up）］隐藏；去掉up意思不变

例 The swimming pool was covered up for the winter.

Several cabinets members were accused of trying to cover up the scandal.

5. cover the waterfront 〔territory〕 ** 面面俱到地谈（或写）；详细论述

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：覆盖（延伸）至［海岸、江边（waterfront）］

例 It was a mistake to try and cover the waterfront in her talk—one or two points would have been enough.

参考译文

1. 看着地图，我们知道我们已经走了很远了。

索尔泽恩教授昨天的演讲涉及了广泛的内容。

2. 不论他做什么事，他妻子都会为他打掩护。

3. 会计掩盖了自己的行径，他挪用公款的事一直没有被揭发。

4. 游泳池在冬天的时候被盖了起来。

几位内阁成员被指控试图掩盖丑闻。

5. 她的演讲试图包含所有内容，这是不对的，有一两个要点就足够了。