take cover

take cover — 慣用語

1. to move quickly to a safer place when something dangerous or harmful is happenin

1.慣用語不及物B2
釋義

找掩護

危險來時趕快躲到安全處

to move quickly to a safer place when something dangerous or harmful is happening

例句

When the first shots rang out, Roya shouted for everyone to take cover.

第一聲槍響傳出時，Roya 大喊要大家快找掩護。

take cover as an urgent spoken warning

The children took cover under the table as the windows shook.

窗戶震動時，孩子們趕緊躲到桌子底下找掩護。

take cover under [something] for protection

常見搭配
  • take cover behind a wall
  • take cover under a table
  • take cover from the rain
  • take cover from gunfire
同義詞
  • hide

    broader; it does not always suggest sudden danger or a quick move to safety

  • shelter

    more neutral and often used for staying protected, not only reacting at once

  • duck

    more informal and often stresses lowering your body quickly

反義詞

文法句型

take cover

take cover from [danger]

take cover behind/in/under [something]

用法筆記

Often used as a warning or fast instruction when danger arrives suddenly. You can add a place with behind, in, or under, or add from to name what the person is escaping.

常見錯誤

We took cover the rain under a bridge.
We took cover from the rain under a bridge.
use from before the danger you are escaping.
The tourists covered take behind the bus stop.
The tourists took cover behind the bus stop.
take cover is a fixed verb phrase and the word order cannot be reversed.