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mantle是什么意思

mantle

英[ˈmæntl] 美[ˈmæntl]

复数：mantles;

第三人称单数：mantles;

过去式：mantled;

过去分词：mantled;

现在分词：mantling;

同义词

n.
mantle的同义词之：斗篷;外套
cloak wrap cover robe coat
mantle的同义词之：其他释义
layer wrap crust coat blanket covering paper cloud overcoat robe cover cloak blush

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N-SING

(指某一职业或要职的)责任，职责

If you take on the mantle of something such as a profession or an important job, you take on the responsibilities and duties which must be fulfilled by anyone who has this profession or job.
例句
Glasgow has broadened its appeal since taking on the mantle of European City of Culture in 1990... 自从1990年荣获“欧洲文化之都”的光荣称号以来，格拉斯哥的魅力大增。 She has the intellectual form to take up the mantle of leadership. 她具备担当领导职责的聪明才智。
N-COUNT

覆盖物;幕;罩

A mantle of something is a layer of it covering a surface, for example a layer of snow on the ground.
例句
The parks and squares looked grim under a mantle of soot and ash. 在一层烟尘的笼罩之下，公园和广场显得阴沉沉的。
N-COUNT

（旧时的）披风，斗篷

A mantle is a piece of clothing without sleeves that people used to wear over their other clothes in former times.

英汉词典释义

英英词典释义

Noun
1. the cloak as a symbol of authority;
"place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders"
2. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
3. anything that covers;
"there was a blanket of snow"
4. (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
5. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace;
"in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece"
6. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
7. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
Verb
1. spread over a surface, like a mantle
2. cover like a mantle;
"The ivy mantles the building"

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