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واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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noun sth put on/over sth ADJ. loose a sofa with a loose cover | protective | removable | dust We spread dust covers over the furniture while the builders were in. | cushion, duvet, mattress, seat | manhole VERB + COVER put on | take off PREP. ~ for a cover for the swimming pool sth that is over sth ADJ. thick a thick cover of snow | cloud, snow We descended into Heathrow through thick cloud cover. | forest, ground plants that provide good ground cover outside of a book/magazine ADJ. back, front | hard, soft | book, magazine COVER + NOUN design | story | girl PREP. on a/the ~ There's a picture of the author on the back cover. the covers: blankets, sheets, etc. ADJ. bed VERB + COVER get under | pull up | pull back, throw back She threw back the covers and got out of bed. PREP. under the ~ insurance against sth ADJ. comprehensive, full | wide This company provides wider cover. | standard | additional | insurance | fire, health, indemnity, life, medical VERB + COVER have | give sb, provide (sb with) PREP. ~ against cover against accidental damage | ~ for cover for contents shelter/protection from the weather/damage, etc. ADJ. air The RAF provided air cover for the attack. VERB + COVER dive for, run for, take We ran for cover as it started to rain. | seek | find | give sb, provide (sb with) | break (= leave) The deer broke cover as the hunters approached. PREP. under ~ All the seats are under cover. | under ~ of We attacked at night, under cover of darkness. | ~ from They sought cover from the wind. sth that hides the real nature of sth ADJ. perfect | diplomatic spies operating under diplomatic cover VERB + COVER blow (= reveal) He realized his cover had been blown PREP. ~ for The club is a cover for various criminal activities.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb put sth over sth to hide/protect it ADV. completely | loosely | up She used dried leaves and twigs to cover up the hole. VERB + COVER try to She tried to cover her face with her hands. (figurative) He tried to cover his embarrassment by starting to rub his hands together. | use sth to PREP. with He covered the body with a cloth. form a layer on sth ADV. completely PREP. in The cars were all covered in snow. | with The children were completely covered with mud. money/tax/insurance ADV. barely, hardly The payments he gets barely cover his expenses. VERB + COVER help (to) | be intended to | be extended to VAT may be extended to cover books. PREP. against This policy should cover you against accidental injury. | for a policy that covers you for fire and theft
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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cover ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cover the front/back cover • The price of the book is on the back cover. a hard/soft cover • I never buy books in hard cover – they’re much more expensive. a book/magazine cover • There was a blonde girl on the magazine cover. cover + NOUN a cover story (= the main story on the front of a newspaper or magazine ) • Last month’s cover story was entitled ‘Your Child’s Brain’. a cover photo/shot (= picture on the front cover ) • The picture became the July 4th cover shot. a cover design • the cover design of the Christmas issue a cover girl (= an attractive girl whose photo is on the front cover ) • She had always liked the idea of being a cover girl. phrases read something from cover to cover (= read a book, magazine etc very thoroughly ) • He read it from cover to cover in less than three hours.
transnet.ir
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cover sth up [ M ] to stop people discovering the truth about something bad • The company tried to cover up its employment of illegal immigrants.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb shelter: Put your bike under a cover. noun blankets: He pulled up the covers on his bed. verb hide: Cover your face so they can't see it.
Simple Definitions
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cover ( also cover up ) to put something over, on, or around something else, to hide it, protect it, or improve its appearance: • Cover the dough, and leave it to rise. • She wears a lot of make-up to cover her spots. put something over something to put a cloth, blanket etc loosely over the top of something in order to cover it: • They gave him a blanket to put over his legs. wrap ( also wrap up ) to put paper, plastic, cloth etc tightly around something in order to protect, decorate, or post it: • I haven’t wrapped her birthday present yet. envelop literary to surround something completely so that it is difficult to see – used especially about darkness, smoke, and clouds: • At sunset, darkness enveloped the town. be shrouded in mist/darkness/smoke etc literary to be covered and hidden in mist, smoke etc: • The mountains were shrouded in mist.
Longman-Thesaurus
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In addition to the idioms beginning with COVER, Also see BLOW ONE'S COVER; BREAK COVER; JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER; (COVER A) MULTITUDE OF SINS; TAKE COVER; UNDER COVER.
American Heritage Idioms