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lidlIdn [C]a cover on a container, which can be lifted up or removed盖子，顶盖Can you get the lid off this jar (= Can you open the jar) ?你能否打开罐子？Put a lid on the saucepan.把盖子盖在平底锅上。A lid is also an EYELID.眼睑She looked at him from under half-closed lids.她半睁着眼看着他。(infml) If you put/keep the lid on something you keep it secret.保密(infml) If you take/blow the lid off something you make it public.公布事实真相These newspaper articles have taken the lid off government corruption.这些报纸上的文章已经揭露了政府腐败的丑闻。(Br and Aus) If something or someone puts the lid on something it destroys it by being the last in a series of misfortunes.彻底毁掉Well, James? resignation just about puts the lid on the project.唉，吉姆的辞职几乎毁掉了这个项目。(esp. Am) If you put a lid on something or someone, you stop it.阻止，制止Would you please put a lid on all that chatter, I'm trying to work.你能不能停止喋喋不休，我正想工作呢。
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