Begonias, geraniums and clods of earth were lobbed at officers gear as tourists and shoppers cover.是什么意思？

Begonias, geraniums and clods of earth were lobbed at officers gear as tourists and shoppers cover.

当游人和购物的人们想要拍摄他们喜欢的东西的时候,他们看到的是混乱中人们把秋海棠, 天竺葵以及土块制成小球往警察身上投掷.

begonias

n. 秋海棠属的植物，秋海棠( begonia的名词复数 )；

geraniums

n. 天竺葵( geranium的名词复数 )；

例句
The geraniums in the flower bed looked bedraggled from the heavy rain.
花坛里的天竺葵被大雨浇得七零八落。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

clods

n. 块( clod的名词复数 )，（尤指）土块，<非正>傻瓜，笨蛋；

例句
Begonias, geraniums and clods of earth were lobbed at officers gear as tourists and shoppers cover.
当游人和购物的人们想要拍摄他们喜欢的东西的时候,他们看到的是混乱中人们把秋海棠, 天竺葵以及土块制成小球往警察身上投掷.

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

earth

n. 地球，陆地，泥土，兽穴；vt. 把（电线）接地，盖（土），追赶入洞穴；vi. 躲进地洞；

例句
They are to attempt to be the first to circle the Earth non-stop by balloon.
他们试图完成乘热气球不间断环球飞行的创举。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

lobbed

v. 打缓慢的球，蹒跚地走( lob的过去式和过去分词 )，投掷；

例句
Enemy forces lobbed a series of artillery shells onto the city...
敌军对该城发起连串炮轰。

at

prep. （表示位置）在，在（某时间或时刻），以，达， 向，朝；n. 阿特（老挝辅币单位，100 阿特 = 1 基普）；

例句
Prices start at £13.95 a metre for printed cotton...
印花棉布以每米13.95英镑的价格起售。

officers

n. 军官( officer的名词复数 )，（政府，会社等的）高级官员[职员]，警察的头衔；

例句
The officers and crew prepared to abandon ship in an orderly fashion.
全体船员秩序井然地准备弃船。

gear

n. 齿轮，排挡，传动装置，衣服 ；vi. 接上，调

例句
Police with riot gear and several fire engines are in attendance.
防暴警察和数辆消防车都到了。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

tourists

n. 旅行者，观光客( tourist的名词复数 )；

例句
A few tourists were buzzing about...
几个观光客在匆匆游览。

shoppers

N-COUNT 商店;店铺；VERB 购物;去商店买东西；N-COUNT (提供某种服务的)店，店面；N-COUNT 工厂;工场;作坊;车间；VERB (向警察)告发；PHRASE 到处;各处；PHRASE 开业;开张；PHRASE (商店、办事处、公司)休息，下班，打烊，停业，歇业；PHRASE 谈论本行工作;三句话不离本行；

例句
It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

cover

v. 遮盖，掩蔽，涉及，洒上；n. 覆盖物，避难所，掩护，封面；

例句
The islands cover a total area of 625.6 square kilometers...
这些岛屿总面积为625.6平方公里。