[N-SING 单数名词](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.
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[WRITTEN 笔语]
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
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[WRITTEN 笔语]
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](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.
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man·tle/ˈmæntl; NAmEˈmæntl/
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mantlemantlesmantledmantlingnoun1[singular ]the mantleof sb/sth ( literary) the role and responsibilities of an important person or job, especially when they are passed on from one person to another (可继承的)责任,职责,衣钵◆The vice-president must now take on the mantleof supreme power. 副总统现在必须承担起最高权力的重任。2[countable ]( literary) a layer of sth that covers a surface 覆盖层◆hills with a mantle of snow白雪覆盖的山峦3[countable ]a loose piece of clothing without sleeves, worn over other clothes, especially in the past (尤指旧时的)披风,斗篷SYN
cloak
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covering
4(alsoˈgas mantle)[countable ]a cover around the flame of a gas lamp that becomes very bright when it is heated (煤气灯的)白炽罩5[singular ]( geology 地) the part of the earth below the crustand surrounding the core 地幔verbmantlesth ( literary) to cover the surface of sth 覆盖;遮盖man·tle/ˈmæntl; NAmEˈmæntl/
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mantle1 noun
mantle2 verb
mantleman‧tle1 /ˈmæntl/ noun
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1take on/assume/wear the mantle of something formal to accept or have an important duty or job: It is up to Europe to take on the mantle of leadership in environmental issues.2a mantle of snow/darkness etc literary something such as snow or darkness that covers a surface or area: A mantle of snow lay on the trees.3[countable] a loose piece of outer clothing without sleeves, worn especially in former times4[countable] a cover that is put over the flame of a gas or oil lamp to make it shine more brightly5[singular] technical the part of the Earth around the central core
mantle1 noun
mantle2 verb
mantlemantle2 verb [transitive]
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literary to cover the surface of something
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