covering

noun

1. （一层）覆盖层，遮盖物
   a layer of sth that covers sth else
   1. a thick covering of snow on the ground
      地上厚厚的一层积雪
2. 装饰（或保护）性覆盖物
   a layer of material such as carpet or wallpaper , used to cover, decorate and protect floors, walls, etc.
   1. floor/wall coverings
      地板 / 墙壁覆盖物
3. 覆盖某物的一块（或一片）材料
   a piece of material that covers sth
   1. He pulled the plastic covering off the dead body.
      他拉掉了盖在尸体上的塑料布。

1. N-COUNT (用来保护或隐藏的)覆盖物，遮盖物
   A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
   1. Leave a thin covering of fat...
      留下薄薄一层脂肪。
   2. Sawdust was used as a hygienic floor covering.
      锯屑曾被用来铺在地上保持地面清洁卫生。

1. They devoted their entire airtime to covering the storm.
   他们一直在全程播报这场暴风雨。
2. Social science is a collective name, covering a series of individual sciences.
   社会科学是一个统称，涵盖一系列的独立学科。
3. Two oil slicks are covering a total area of seven square miles
   两层浮油漂浮在7平方英里的区域上。
4. You should take out travel insurance covering you and your family against theft.
   你应该为自己和家人办理旅游保险以防偷盗。
5. He must make a decent living from other artists covering his songs.
   其他艺术家翻唱他的歌曲，一定使他过上了收入颇为可观的生活。
6. How do we know you're not just covering up for your friend?
   我们怎么知道你不只是在为自己的朋友遮掩呢？
7. Leave a thin covering of fat
   留下薄薄一层脂肪。
8. Sawdust was used as a hygienic floor covering.
   锯屑曾被用来铺在地上保持地面清洁卫生。
9. He was driven out of a side entrance with his hand covering his face
   他被从侧门赶了出来，一只手还捂着脸。
10. She thought of the tide rushing in, covering the wet sand
    她想象潮汐涌来，淹没潮湿的沙滩。
11. Applicants are asked to send in a CV and a covering letter
    申请人需要提交一份简历和附函。
12. Premiere, a subscription channel which began in 1991, shows live football covering the top two divisions
    开播于1991年的付费电视频道premiere实况转播两大顶级足球联赛的赛事。
13. The brown vinyl covering all the horizontal surfaces is coming unstuck in several places.
    水平面上覆盖的棕色塑料布有几处地方松脱。
14. China was the first country in the world to plant rice. This is evident in the remains of rice covering an area of 400 square metres found in the ruins of Hemudu in Yuyao County, Zhejiang Province, which dates back more than 6000 years.
    中国是世界上最早种植水稻的国家。浙江省余姚县河姆渡遗址，距今已6,000多年。在这个遗址中发现分布遍及400平方米的水稻遗物，证明中国是最早种植水稻的国家。
15. Lake Namco in Tibet is the world's highest-lying saltwater lake, rising 4718 metres above sea level and covering an area of 1940 square kilometres.
    中国西藏的纳木湖是世界最高的咸水湖，海拔4718米，面积1940平方公里。
16. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the world's highest plateau, averaging over 4000 metres above sea level and covering an area of 200,000 square kilometres.
    中国的青藏高原是世界最高的高原。平均高度在海拔4000米以上，面积达20万平方公里。
17. I plan to continue covering XML design principles in future articles such as this one.
    我计划在将来的文章中像本文一样继续讨论XML的设计原则。
18. Create new path covering top part of the interface and set it to Intersect ( 3).
    创建新的路径覆盖了界面顶部的一部分，将其设置为相交（3）。
19. The part of a hat covering the crown of the head.
    帽子中盖住头顶的部分。
20. It is a term covering the whole process of planning and control.
    这个术语涵盖了预算计划和控制的整个过程。
21. Journalists covering the case have been threatened and abused.
    报道此案的新闻记者遭到了恐吓和辱骂。
22. Endless efforts of the grassland in the growing up, covering the sky, lose their original color.
    漫无边际的荒草在努力的向上生长着，覆盖了天空，失去了原来的颜色。
23. It is also raising questions about the lax regulations covering doctors and clinics that provide such services.
    同时对美国对于那些提供这种人工受孕服务的医生和诊所的那些不严格的监管也提出了质疑。
24. A protective covering worn over the face.
    戴在脸上的一种保护性的罩子。
25. An ornamental covering for a horse or for its saddle or harness; trappings.
    为马或其鞍或挽具而备的一个装饰性的遮盖物；马饰。
26. They are based on my experience of covering controversial ESC research in Brazil.
    它们是以我在巴西报道有争议的ESC研究的经验为基础的。
27. Since then, the ice and snow covering the entire Earth's surface, glacial era began.
    此后，冰层和白雪覆盖了整个地球表面，冰期时代开始了。
28. This includes mountain glaciers, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and Arctic sea ice.
    这包括山岳冰川、覆盖南极洲西部和格陵兰的冰原以及北冰洋的海冰。
29. A covering of snow blanketed the small village.
    一层雪覆盖了小村。

noun

1. the work of applying something
   1. the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine
   2. a complete bleach requires several applications
   3. the surface was ready for a coating of paint

   Synonym:    applicationcoating

2. the act of protecting something by covering it

3. the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
   1. the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft

   Synonym:    coverscreeningmasking

4. an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

5. a natural object that covers or envelops
   1. under a covering of dust
   2. the fox was flushed from its cover

   Synonym:    natural coveringcover