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| 1 | singular the authority or responsibility connected with someone’ s position , duties, or beliefs 权力；责任 | take on/assume the mantle of sb/sth Edwards took on the mantle of team captain this year. 爱德华兹今年当上了球队的队长。 | |
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| 2 | C mainly literary something that covers, hides, or surrounds something else 覆盖物；罩；幕 | a mantle of snow/mist 一层雪/雾 | |
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| 3 | C a glass cover that you put over a flame to make a bright light （汽灯的）玻璃灯罩，燃罩 |
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| 4 | C a piece of clothing similar to a coat but without sleeves, worn mainly in the past 披风；斗篷 |
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| 5 | singular technical the part of the Earth that is deep below the surface and surrounds the core (= centre) 地幔 |
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