mantle

🇺🇸 /ˈmæntl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmæntl/
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noun
R

the important role or job that someone has, especially when it is given to someone else

She is ready to take on her father's mantle.

她准备好继承她父亲的事业。

R

a layer that covers a surface

The hills were covered with a grey mantle of mist.

山丘被一层灰色的雾气覆盖。

R

a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes, especially in the past

In the old painting, the nobleman wore a red mantle over his attire.

在这幅古老的画作中,贵族穿着一件红色的披风。

R

the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core

Geologists study the mantle to understand Earth's interior.

地质学家研究地幔以了解地球的内部结构。

R

a bright cover around the flame of a gas lamp

The gas lamp's mantle glowed brightly in the dark room.

在黑暗的房间里,煤气灯的灯罩发出明亮的光芒。

R

a shelf above a fireplace

Family photos were displayed on the mantle above the fireplace.

家庭照片被展示在壁炉上方的壁炉架上。

verb
R

to cover the surface of something

Dawn's light mantled the sleepy town.

黎明的光线覆盖了沉睡的小镇。

translation

n. 衣钵, 覆盖层, 斗篷, 地幔, 灯罩, 壁炉架
v. 覆盖

词形变化

3rd Present mantles
Past mantled
Perfect mantled
Progressive mantling
Plural mantles