蒋健棠一词多意教程(11):cover

cover,遮盖。

Mary covered her face with her hands. 玛丽用双手捂住脸。

cover,有涵盖的意思，下面这句子表示抵消。

The price just covers the cost． 这个价格正好抵消成本。
His report covered many subjects． 他的报告涉及很多课题。

cover,采访，报导。

Jack¹ covered the Gulf² war for CNN.杰克当时替美国有线新闻电视网报导海湾战争。
cover做名词可表示封面。
Don't judge a book by its cover.不要用书的封面来判断一本书，引伸的意思是不要以貌取人。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。