| 单词 |
overcover |
| 释义 |
overcover, v.|əʊvəˈkʌvə(r)| [over- 8.] trans. To cover over; to cover up completely, bury.
1382Wyclif Judith v. 9 Whan hungir hadde ouercouered al the lond, thei wenten doun into Egipt. c1450Lonelich Grail lvi. 433 As sone as vnder the ȝate was he gon, On hym there fyl a gret kernel of ston, And Ouercovered hym bothe tope and to. 1500–20Dunbar Poems xii. 15 Welth, warldly gloir, and riche array Ar all bot thornis..Ourcowerd with flouris. 1540R. Hyrde tr. Vives' Instr. Chr. Wom. (1592) F iij, Why then dust thou overcover it with dirt and mire? 1691–2Wood Fasti Oxon. II. (R.), The bags were old and overcovered with dust as if they had lain there 40 years. a1814Prophetess ii. iii. in New Brit. Theatre I. 195 Turret, dome, and spire Are all o'ercover'd with the human swarm. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容:
相关热词搜索:overcover英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语