还有其他意思:
弥补(损失等)
例句:The price barely covers the cost.
这种价格刚够抵上成本。
通过,走过(若干里),走完(一段路程)
例句:They covered thirty-five kilometers yesterday.
他们昨天走了35公里。
控制, 支配
例句:The city covered ten square miles.
这个城市面积有10平方英里。
2.radical adj.根本的, 基本的; 彻底的, 完全的
例句:He made a radical change in the plan.
他对计划做了彻底的修改。
激进的, 激进派的,极端的
例句:His opinions are very radical.
他的观点很激进。
3.ail v.处境困难,境况不佳
例句:The poor is ailing from inflation.
由于通货膨胀,穷人们处境艰难。
4.decisively adv.决然地;果断地
例句:The proposed bill was decisively defeated in Parliament.
提案在议会中遭断然否决。
5.deficit n.不足额,缺款额,缺少
例句:We raised £100, and we need £200; that's a deficit of £100.
我们筹措了100英镑, 而我们需要200英镑, 还缺100英镑。
赤字, 亏空, 亏损,逆差
例句:The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.
董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
6.effectively ad.有效地,有力地,实际上
例句:The public should be educated to use resources more effectively.
应该教育大众更有效地使用资源。
effective efficient的区别
a. efficient 是指工作效率高;其名词形式为efficiency,意为“效率,功效”。
b. effective 是指某种事物起了作用,产生了效果; 其名词形式为effectiveness,意为"效果,有效"。
[例句] an efficient secretary 工作效率高的秘书
increase efficiency of production and diminish cost of output 提高生产效率,降低产品成本
an effective medicine for hair loss 一种治疗脱发的有效药
His order to arrest me was no longer effective. 他发出的逮捕我的命令已不再有效。
Light clothes are effective in keeping cool in warm weather. 热天穿淡色衣服使人凉爽。
The faith I placed in my doctor’s treatment perhaps helped in its effectiveness. 我对医生疗法的信任也许促进了治疗的效果。
an effective and efficient way 一种快速高效的途径