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cover

/kʌvɚ/

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variant 1: covered
variant 2: covering
variant 3: covers

1 · noun

the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

封面

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She closed her notebook and clipped the pen to its cover.

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她合上笔记本，把笔夹在封面上。

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