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词汇 cover a lot of ground
释义
Idiom
cover a lot of ground
Theme: DISTANCE
to travel over a great distance; to investigate a wide expanse of land.
The prospectors covered a lot of ground, looking for gold.My car can cover a lot of ground in one day.
Idiom
cover a lot of ground
Theme: DISCUSSION
to deal with much information and many facts.
The history lecture covered a lot of ground today.Mr. and Mrs. Franklin always cover a lot of ground when they argue.
idiomcover a lot of ground(also cover plenty/lots of ground)to discuss or deal with many different parts of a subject or situation:The institute covers a lot of ground in its research, including insect biology, ecology, and animal behaviour.The committee has covered plenty of ground, and made many useful suggestions, but they have not mentioned the housing project. —see also go over the same ground
Note You may also hear people use 'cover ground' in other expressions such as 'cover new ground', 'not cover much ground', 'cover too much ground' etcUnfortunately this new war crime drama covers no new ground and is unforgivably melodramatic.Kolnikov's film is boring at the start and then tries to cover too much ground in too little time.

cover a lot of ground

1. To travel a long distance. The phrase often refers to a portion of a longer journey. Even though we covered a lot of ground on the first day of our road trip, we still have many miles to go.
2. To review a large amount of information or discuss many topics. We need to cover a lot of ground in American History before the exam date.

cover a lot of ground

 
1. Lit. to travel over a great distance; to investigate a wide expanse of land. The prospectors covered a lot of ground, looking for gold. My car can cover a lot of ground in one day.
2. Fig. to deal with much information and many facts. The history lecture covered a lot of ground today.

cover a lot of ground

If something such as a conversation, a piece of writing or a course covers a lot of ground, it deals with a lot of subjects or a large area of a subject. Chapters 3 and 4 have covered a lot of ground in attempting to explain what marketing is about. The workshops cover a lot of ground in one day, taking for granted that people know how to use their sewing machines.
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