单词 | covered |
释义 | coveredadj. 1. a. Having a cover, covering, or lid. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > having a lid liddedc900 covered1463 cured1463 operculated1657 opercular1858 1463 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 41 My best gay cuppe of erthe kevvryd. 1463 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 42 My browne cuppe of erthe curyd. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. iv. 23 I doe thinke him as concaue as a couered goblet. View more context for this quotation ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > having deck(s) covereda1656 decked1788 a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) vi. 421 King Eumenes, coming from Elæa with 20 covered ships. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [adjective] > overlaid with precious metal covered1728 foderate1853 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Medals Cover'd or Plaited Medals..have only a thin Silver Leaf over the Copper. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adjective] dernc897 dighela1000 hid?c1225 stillc1275 stillyc1275 covertc1303 secrec1374 secret1399 secretivec1470 covered1484 dark1532 underhid1532 hiddena1547 concealed1558 abstruse1576 unshewing1598 mystical1600 of secreta1616 mystica1625 subterraneous1652 researched1653 hugger-mugger1692 hidlingsa1810 sub rosa1824 cachet1837 cloak and dagger1841 theftuous1881 q.t.1910 closet1966 down-low1991 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective] higheOE dighela1000 deepc1000 darkOE starkOE dusk?c1225 subtle1340 dimc1350 subtilea1393 covert1393 mystica1398 murka1400 cloudyc1400 hard?c1400 mistyc1400 unclearc1400 diffuse1430 abstractc1450 diffused?1456 exquisitec1460 obnubilous?a1475 obscure?a1475 covered1484 intricate?a1500 nice?a1500 perplexeda1500 difficilea1513 difficult1530 privy1532 smoky1533 secret1535 abstruse?1549 difficul1552 entangled1561 confounded1572 darksome1574 obnubilate1575 enigmatical1576 confuse1577 mysteriousa1586 Delphic1598 obfuscatea1600 enfumed1601 Delphicala1603 obstruse1604 abstracted1605 confused1611 questionable1611 inevident1614 recondite1619 cryptic1620 obfuscated1620 transcendent1624 Delphian1625 oraculous1625 enigmatic1628 recluse1629 abdite1635 undilucidated1635 clouded1641 benighted1647 oblite1650 researched1653 obnubilated1658 obscurative1664 tenebrose1677 hyperbyssal1691 condite1695 diffusive1709 profound1710 tenebricose1730 oracular1749 opaque1761 unenlightening1768 darkling1795 offuscating1798 unrecognizable1817 tough1820 abstrusive1848 obscurant1878 out-of-focus1891 unplumbable1895 inenubilable1903 non-transparent1939 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) cxxv. 168 Yf she had hold her self more secrete and couered. 1562 Certayn Serm. preached in Lincs. in H. Latimer 27 Serm. f. 87v Yet he doth it with darke and couered wordes. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 173 Either by his covered, or discovered will. 3. Thickly clothed with some vegetative growth. Now only in combination, as brake-covered, moss-covered, weed-covered. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] greeneOE strongc1230 verdant1590 shrubby1598 shaggy1605 tufted1606 tufty1612 covered1632 vegetated1697 covert1707 verdurous1717 shagged1784 matted1791 vegetive1855 scrubbed1870 flourishing1883 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. (1682) vii. 320 Some were in the covered Fields hunting their prey. 1678 A. Lovell tr. La Fontaine Mil. Duties Cavalry 119 An Army passing through a close and covered Country. 4. a. Roofed or closed in overhead. covered bridge, covered market. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered ykeuered1393 yhyledc1394 ceiledc1430 covered1667 ycovered1737 overlaid1843 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > roofed covert1393 roofed1555 heeled1578 unreaved1646 covered1667 roofy1697 cleithral1849 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 763 The spacious Hall..like a cover'd field. View more context for this quotation 1709 J. Addison Tatler No. 123. ⁋2 These were most of them covered Walks. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 262 There is not a covered way to walk in after drinking. 1809 Tales of Other Realms II. 135 In about two hours we passed over a covered bridge. 1863 Miss Jemima's Swiss Jrnl. (1963) iv. 102 Ripe apricots, procured in a large covered market. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 195 They walked about in the covered court. 1914 A. Bennett Price of Love xiv. 285 The covered market, which, having one entrance in the market-place and another in Wedgwood Street, connects the two thoroughfares. 1949 Clarke County Democrat (Grove Hill, Alabama) 13 Jan. 7/4 Covered bridges..are still an important factor in our country's transportation system. 1969 C. Storr Rufus v. 58 A silly, frightened sheep's face..looked round the big covered market. b. covered wagon n. a wagon with a tilt (tilt n.1 3). Also in extended use: an aeroplane in which the pilot and passengers are covered in. Chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] > covered covered wagon1745 wagon-tent1845 1745 P. Durell Log 20 May in J. S. McLennan Louisbourg (1918) 163 The commander in chief..shall have liberty to send off covered waggons to be inspected only by one officer of ours. 1842 M. Crawford Jrnl. (1897) 5 Rode all night in a covered wagon. 1846 R. B. Sage Scenes Rocky Mts. (1859) 319 A singular natural elevation in the form of a covered waggon. 1864 T. L. Nichols 40 Years Amer. Life I. 108 Great covered waggons—such as are called vans in England—went about the country collecting the rosy maidens. 1928 Daily Mail 7 May 6/4 Covered Wagons.—Applied to the first cabin aeroplanes and used for any 'planes in which pilot or passengers are sheltered. 1946 L. Mumford City Devel. 55 The covered wagon in one age and the trailer in ours both have their specific uses. 1948 Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) 16 May e 28/1 A sizeable percentage of the nation's population..believes that in Oklahoma the people still..travel in covered wagons. 1958 L. van der Post Lost World of Kalahari i. 15 The trekkers, or covered-wagon pioneers of my people, kept patrols of horsemen scouting well ahead. 5. Wearing one's hat; keeping one's hat on. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > wearing a hat hattedc1450 coveredc1669 tiled1792 c1669 S. Colvil in Maidment Sc. Pasquils (1868) 394 And speak to Statesmen with your hat on; And covered, round in ladies' ears. 1727 J. Swift Wonder of Wonders He stands always covered, even in the presence of the king. 6. Sheltered, protected, screened; spec. in Fortification †covered flank, covered-way (formerly covert-way; see covert adj. 1b): see quots. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > covered ways way1481 corridor1591 covert way1591 caponier1683 covered-way1685 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [adjective] > of the nature of a shelter > sheltered sheltered1597 covert1610 covered1685 screened1696 shrouded1841 1685 Mr. Travestin Acct. Proc. against Turks 28 The besieged made a Sally by a covered way. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Flank Low, Cover'd, or Retired Flank, is the Platform of the Casemate, which lies hid in the Bastion. 1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 205 The covered-way is intended to form a communication round the place, and to prevent the enemy from approaching the counterscarpe of the ditch. 1859 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. (1862) 261 The Covered way is a space of about 30 feet broad, extending round the counterscarp of the ditch, being covered by a parapet..with a banquette. Compounds covered-binding n. Mining = plank-timbering (see quot.). ΚΠ 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 124 Covered-binding, = Plank-timbering, the lining of a shaft with rectangular plank frames. covered-eyed adj. having eyes protected by a covering; opposed to naked-eyed. ΚΠ 1857 L. J. R. Agassiz Contrib. Nat. Hist. U.S.A. I. 71 The Covered-eyed Medusæ. 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