单词 | coverage |
释义 | coverage (once / 618 pages) 1n 2n 3n Use the noun coverage to talk about how much something is covered or included. If your history book's coverage of the Civil War is skimpy, you might want to do some extra research at the library. There's the TV news coverage of the winter Olympics — in other words, the way they show and comment on the events — and the spotty coverage of your lawn by the grass you planted. Something is covered in both examples, either literally or figuratively, and it's more common to use coverage in a figurative way. There's also insurance coverage, or the extent of protection it provides: "I have the cheapest car insurance coverage, so it won't pay to fix these dents." WORD FAMILYcoverage: coverages+/cover: coverage, covered, covering, coverlet, covers, recover, uncover, undercover/covering: coverings, uncovering/coverlet: coverlets/irrecoverable: irrecoverably/recover: recoverable, recovered, recoverer, recovering, recovers, recovery/recoverable: irrecoverable, recoverably, unrecoverable/recoverer: recoverers/recovery: recoveries/uncover: uncovered, uncovers/uncovering: uncoverings/unrecoverable: unrecoverably USAGE EXAMPLESFor more of our research and news coverage on memory, visit our topic page. Science Magazine(Dec 01, 2016) Read more of Slate’s coverage of the Oscar race. Slate(Dec 01, 2016) But you’d hate to discover hidden cracks in your coverage once it’s too late. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 n the extent to which something is covered 2the dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent Hyper extent the distance or area or volume over which something extends n the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television 3they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations Syn|Hyper reportage, reporting news information reported in a newspaper or news magazine n the total amount and type of insurance carried Syn|Hyper insurance coverage amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money a quantity of money |
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