1、monumental

巨大的;极大的

It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment.

当时把这项任务给他是大错特错了。

a series of monumental disappointments.

一连串的巨大失望

(书或音乐)丰碑式的，意义深远的，不朽的

his monumental work on Chinese astronomy.

他关于中国天文学的不朽巨著

高大的;威严的

I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.

我对高大的雕塑没什么兴趣。

2、cover

遮盖;掩蔽

Cover the casserole with a tight-fitting lid.

用大小合适的盖子盖住砂锅。

He whimpered and covered his face.

他掩面抽泣。

盖在…上面;铺在…上面

His finger went up to touch the black patch which covered his left eye.

他伸手去触摸遮住左眼的黑眼罩。

His head was covered with a khaki turban.

他头上包着卡其布的穆斯林头巾。

行走(一段路程)

It would not be easy to cover ten miles on that amount of petrol.

就那么点儿汽油很难开10英里。

It covered the distance in 28 hours compared with the train's six days.

它走这一段要用28小时，与之相比火车要用6天。