cove
cove1
noun
cove2
noun
noun
- a small sheltered bay
小湾；小海湾 - (Architecture)a concave arch or arched moulding, especially one formed at the junction of a wall with a ceiling
(建筑)穹隆；拱；凹圆形拱
- [with obj.][usu. as adj. coved](Architecture)provide (a room, ceiling, etc.) with a cove
(建筑)（使）内凹；（使）成穹形
- Old English cofa 'chamber, cave', of Germanic origin; related to German Koben 'pigsty, pen'. Sense 1 dates from the late 16th cent
cove2
noun
- (Brit. informal, dated)a man
(英，非正式，旧)家伙；汉子；小伙子
he is a perfectly amiable cove.
他是个极其和善的小伙子。
- mid 16th cent.: perhaps from Romany kova 'thing or person'
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