cover

Compared meaning: to include something within a range (verb).

比较义项：包含，包括（动词）。

• embrace

  Formal; suggests readily or fully including a range of related things or ideas, often with a positive, proactive tone; used with abstract nouns like concepts, issues, or approaches.

  较正式；表示欣然或全面地包含一系列相关事物或观点，语气常带积极、主动色彩；多与概念、议题、方法等抽象名词搭配。

  The new curriculum embraces both traditional subjects and modern digital skills.

  新课程既包含传统学科，也包含现代数字技能。

• encompass

  Formal; emphasizes that something spans or includes a large, diverse range of things as a whole, often describing the scope of a project, study, or plan.

  较正式；强调某事物涵盖范围广泛、包罗多样的内容，常用于描述项目、研究或计划的范围。

  The training program encompasses everything from safety rules to customer service skills.

  这项培训项目涵盖从安全规则到客户服务技能的方方面面。

• cover 本词

  The most common and neutral word for this sense; used in everyday and business contexts such as insurance, rules, topics, or agreements to say what is included.

  此义项中最常用、最中性的词；常用于日常和商务语境，如保险、规则、话题或协议，用来说明包含哪些内容。

  This insurance policy covers water damage but not flooding.

  这份保险单包括水损，但不包括洪水造成的损失。

• comprehend

  Very formal and rare in this sense in modern English; mostly appears in legal, academic, or old-fashioned writing to state precisely what a term or category includes.

  在此义项下非常正式，现代英语中很少见；多出现在法律、学术或较古旧的书面语中，用来精确说明某个术语或类别包含哪些内容。

  In this law, the term 'employee' comprehends both full-time and part-time workers.

  在本法中，“员工”一词包括全职员工和兼职员工。

Embrace, encompass, cover, and comprehend can all mean to include something. Cover is the most common, everyday word, used for insurance, rules, or topics. Encompass and embrace are more formal, stressing a wide range of things included. Comprehend is very formal and rare here.

这几个词在“包含、包括某些事物”这一义项上意思相近，但正式程度和语域不同：cover最口语化、最常用；encompass和embrace更正式，强调范围广或主动涵盖；comprehend在此义项下非常正式、罕见，多见于法律或旧式书面语。这里不比较embrace的“拥抱”义、cover的“覆盖、盖住”义，以及comprehend最常用的“理解”义。