| 单词 | to cover in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cover in to cover in To complete the covering of (anything) by adding the upper layer or part; to add the roof to a building; to fill in the earth in a grave or excavation. (Also said of the roof, etc.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > build or provide with specific parts [verb (transitive)] > roof heela1387 theek1387 cover1393 roofc1425 uphead1519 shedc1600 close1659 oversail1673 hovel1688 to cover in1726 society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [verb (transitive)] > fill in earth to cover in1819 back-fill1930 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 57 a Various methods of covering in a Building. 1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. iv. 36 The gilded dome which covers in the fabrick. 1819 P. B. Shelley Julian & Maddalo 316 Would the dust Were covered in upon my body now! 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. v. 50 The little knoll which we cleared away to cover in our storehouse of valuables. 1893 N.E.D. at Cover Mod. The house is fairly dry; it was covered in before the winter. < as lemmas |
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