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单词 mantle
释义 mantle¹ /ˈmæntəl/ n.
1.【服,史】(cloak)披风;斗篷

They wore white mantles trimmed with red.他们穿着镶红边的白斗篷。

2.(symbol of authority)(作为权力、责任等的标志的)象征, 衣钵

De Niro's assumption of the mantle of spokesman for New York德尼罗承担起纽约发言人的责任

Ambitious politicians still claim to be the inheritors of his mantle.雄心勃勃的政治家们仍然宣称是他衣钵的继承人。

to take on the mantle of sb/sth继承…的衣钵;承担…的责任

The city has taken on the mantle of European City of Culture.这个城市承袭了“欧洲文化名城”的称号。

She has the intellectual form to take on the mantle of leadership.她具备担任领导人所需要的聪明才智。

She took on the mantle of the people's champion.她担负起人民捍卫者的职责。

3.<文>(covering)+of snow, vegetation覆盖物

The parks and squares looked grim under a mantle of soot and ash.在烟尘的笼罩之下, 公园和广场显得阴沉沉的。

The earth bore a thick green mantle of vegetation.地球上覆盖着一层厚厚的绿色植被。

The church wore a mantle of snow.教堂上覆盖着一层白雪。

4.(in lamp)(煤气灯等的)白炽罩

lamps flaring behind their smoky gas mantles在煤气灯熏黑的白炽罩中闪耀的灯火

5.【动】(软体动物的)外套膜
6.【鸟】翕;上背
7.【地质】地幔
8.【艺术】蜡像表层土模
9.<罕>=mantel
10.=pallium, 3
mantle² /ˈmæntəl/
🄰 vt.
1.<文>(cover with garment)用披风覆盖
2.(spread over)覆盖

A frosting of white mantled the trees.树上覆着一层白霜。

all mantled with greenery and pink flowers全部覆盖着绿叶植物和粉色花朵

3.<文>(suffuse)使发红

A dark flush mantled her cheeks.她的双颊泛起深深的红晕。

4.【猎】展翅追踪(猎物)

The bird struck and mantled its dying prey with half-spread wings.那只鸟发动了袭击, 并且在垂死的猎物上拍打着翅膀。

🄱 vi.
1.(become suffused)发红

As he cast his eye over the article his face mantled red.他目光落到那件物品上, 脸红了。

2.【猎】(鹰)展翅追踪
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