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词语辨析
cover,protection,refuge,shelter
这组词都是指一处保护某人使不受袭击或伤害的地方,但含义有所不同:
cover的意思是“隐蔽物”“躲避处”,是把事物隐藏起来以确保安全的保护物,它既可指野生动物找到的树丛等天然的躲避处,也可指阻挡袭击的物体、房屋等;
protection的意思是“保护物”“保护”,在这组词中,它的词义最笼统,用途最广,可指任何阻挡伤害或破坏的事物;
refuge和shelter都用以指无家可归的人能够得到照顾和施舍的地方。
例如:
Take cover in the barn as soon as you hear gun fire
一听见枪声就躲进谷仓里吧。
A strong defence system offers protection from sudden attack by the enemy
坚固的防御系统提供保护以防备敌人的突袭。
The trees formed a shelter over our heads这些树成为我们的庇护所。
He has found a refuge他已找到一个避难所。
重要短语
from cover to cover从头至尾
under cover隐藏着;秘密地
cover up掩盖,盖住
cover for代替
同根单词
coverage覆盖,覆盖范围
covering遮盖物,覆盖物
coverture保护;覆盖;掩护
精选例句
1、 The cover of a book caught my eye.
一本书的封面引起了我的注意。
来源:2015天津卷阅读B篇
2、 An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt.
一位名叫Ellis Chesbrough的工程师说服了这座城市,他们别无选择,只能在地面上建造管道,然后用泥土覆盖它们。
来源:2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
1、 Now forests cover 11% of the land,and the government wants to push the proportion to 18% by the 2040s.
现在森林覆盖了11%的土地,政府希望到21世纪40年代将这一比例提高到18%。
来源:2020年12月份第2套题[阅读选择题]
1、 Like many first-generation students, he enrolled in a medium-sized state university many of his high school peers were also attending, received a Pell Grant, and took out some small federal loans to cover other costs.
像许多第一代学生一样,他就读于一所中等规模的州立大学,他的许多高中同学也在这所大学就读,他获得了佩尔助学金,并获得了一笔小额联邦贷款以支付其他费用。
来源:2015年12月六级第2套题句子搭配题
1、 Publishers have responded to the demand that they make their product free to readers by charging their writers fees to cover the costs of prep ring an article.
出版商通过向作者收取稿费来弥补准备一篇文章的成本,从而回应了他们向读者免费提供产品的要求。
来源:2020年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(一)Text 2
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