| [/ˈmntl; ˋmæntl/] n 用法:
1 [C] (a) loose sleeveless cloak 披风; 斗篷.
(b) (fig 比喻) covering 覆盖物:
hills with a mantle of snow 覆盖著一层雪的山. 用法:
2 [sing] the ~ of sth (rhet 修辞) the responsibilites of an important job, etc （重要工作等的）责任, 职分:
assume/take on/inherit the mantle of supreme power 担任[担当/继承]最高权力的重任. 用法:
3 [C] lace-like cover round the flame of a gas lamp that becomes very bright when heated （煤气灯的）白炽纱罩. 用法:
4 [sing] (geology 地质) part of the Earth below the crust and surrounding the core 地幔. mantle 2
v (fig 比喻) [Tn] cover (sth) as if with a mantle 覆盖（某物）:
an ivy-mantled wall 爬满长春藤的墙 *
Snow mantled the hills. 雪覆盖著山. |