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GMAT重点动词英英解释（164）

2014-09-24 13:04:59来源：网络

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　　866. Insinuate verb

　　to suggest indirectly that sth unpleasant is true: [V that] The article insinuated that he was

　　having an affair with his friend's wife. ◆ [VN] What are you trying to insinuate? ◆ an

　　insinuating smile / glance / tone

　　[VN] ~ yourself into sth (formal, disapproving) to succeed in gaining sb's respect, affection,

　　etc. so that you can use the situation to your own advantage: In the first act, the villain

　　insinuates himself into the household of the man he intends to kill.

　　[VN +adv./prep.](formal) to slowly move yourself or a part of your body into a particular

　　position or place: She insinuated her right hand under his arm.

　　867. Cover verb

　　hide / protect

　　[VN] ~ sth (with sth) to place sth over or in front of sth in order to hide or protect it: Cover

　　the chicken loosely with foil. ◆ She covered her face with her hands. ◆ (figurative) He

　　laughed to cover (= hide) his nervousness.

　　spread over surface

　　[VN]to lie or spread over the surface of sth: Snow covered the ground. ◆ Much of the

　　country is covered by forest.

　　[VN] ~ sb/sth in / with sth to put or spread a layer of liquid, dust, etc. on sb/sth: The players

　　were soon covered in mud. ◆ The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with

　　sand.

　　include

　　[VN] to include sth; to deal with sth: The survey covers all aspects of the business. ◆ The

　　lectures covered a lot of ground (= a lot of material, subjects, etc.). ◆ the sales team covering

　　the northern part of the country (= selling to people in that area) ◆ Do the rules cover (= do

　　they apply to) a case like this?

　　money

　　[VN]to be or provide enough money for sth: $100 should cover your expenses. ◆ Your

　　parents will have to cover your tuition fees. ◆ The show barely covered its costs.

　　distance / area

　　[VN] to travel the distance mentioned: By sunset we had covered thirty miles. ◆ They

　　walked for a long time and covered a good deal of ground.

　　[VN] to spread over the area mentioned: The reserve covers an area of some 1 140 square

　　kilometres.

　　report news

　　[VN] to report on an event for television, a newspaper, etc.; to show an event on television:

　　She's covering the party's annual conference. ◆ The BBC will cover all the major games of the

　　tournament.

　　for sb

　　[V] ~ for sb to do sb's work or duties while they are away: I'm covering for Jane while she's

　　on leave.

　　[V] ~ for sb to invent a lie or an excuse that will stop sb from getting into trouble: I have to

　　go out for a minute-will you cover for me if anyone asks where I am?

　　with insurance

　　~ sb/sth (against / for sth) to protect sb against loss, injury, etc. by insurance: [VN] Are you

　　fully covered for fire and theft? ◆ [VN to inf] Does this policy cover my husband to drive?

　　against blame

　　[VN] ~ yourself (against sth) to take action in order to protect yourself against being

　　blamed for sth: One reason doctors take temperatures is to cover themselves against

　　negligence claims.

　　with gun

　　[VN] to protect sb by threatening to shoot at anyone who tries to attack them: Cover me

　　while I move forward. ◆ The artillery gave us covering fire (= shot to protect us).

　　[VN]to aim a gun at a place or person so that nobody can escape or shoot: The police

　　covered the exits to the building. ◆ Don't move-we've got you covered!

　　song

　　[VN]to record a new version of a song that was originally recorded by another band or

　　singer: They've covered an old Rolling Stones number.

　　868. Illuminate verb [VN]

　　to shine light on sth: Floodlights illuminated the stadium. ◆ The earth is illuminated by the

　　sun.

　　(formal) to make sth clearer or easier to understand

　　Synonym: CLARIFY

　　This text illuminates the philosopher's early thinking.

　　to decorate a street, building, etc. with bright lights for a special occasion

　　(literary) to make a person's face, etc. seem bright and excited

　　869. Exemplify verb(exemplifies, exemplifying, exemplified, exemplified) [VN] (formal)

　　to be a typical example of sth: Her early work is exemplified in her book, 'A Study of

　　Children's Minds'. ◆ His food exemplifies Italian cooking at its best.

　　to give an example in order to make sth clearer: She exemplified each of the points she was

　　making with an amusing anecdote.

　　870. Illustrate verb

　　[VN][usually passive]~ sth (with sth) to use pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. in a

　　book, etc: an illustrated textbook ◆ His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the

　　expedition.

　　to make the meaning of sth clearer by using examples, pictures, etc: [VN] To illustrate my

　　point, let me tell you a little story. ◆ Last year's sales figures are illustrated in Figure 2. [also

　　V wh-]

　　to show that sth is true or that a situation exists

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