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mantle n.斗篷；覆盖物；墙的外皮；（汽灯的）纱罩；[地]地幔v.覆盖；笼罩；脸红 (1) 一件轻质宽大的斗蓬披在上衣外面。(2) 大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。(3) 山上覆盖着一层雪。(4) 地球的中心是地核，地核的周围是地幔。(5) 雪覆盖着丘陵。(6) 整个城市笼罩在一层迷雾之中。(7) 她的脸快乐得通红。 Mantle is something that envelops and covers, like a tree covered in a mantle of snow. The Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra said, “Blessings on him who invented sleep, the mantle that covers all human thoughts.” Here, sleep is described as a mantle blanketing over the mind. Mantel is a variation of mantle, but it very specifically describes the shelf above a fireplace.

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英 ['mæntl] 美 ['mæntl] (1) The light loose mantle was thrown over his tunic.(2) The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.(3) The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.(4) The earth has a core and a mantle around it.(5) Snow mantled the hills.(6) The whole city is in a mantle of dense mist.(7) Her face was mantled in joy. A mantle is a word for something that blankets over something else, like the loose cloak worn by Little Red Riding Hood or the layer of earth between the crust and core. 1[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.   [the N of n]  [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。2[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.   [with supp]  [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。3[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. 4See also:mantel；

英语单词	mantle
英美音标	英 ['mæntl] 美 ['mæntl]
中文释义	n.斗篷；覆盖物；墙的外皮；（汽灯的）纱罩；[地]地幔 v.覆盖；笼罩；脸红
英语例句	(1) The light loose mantle was thrown over his tunic. (2) The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green. (3) The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow. (4) The earth has a core and a mantle around it. (5) Snow mantled the hills. (6) The whole city is in a mantle of dense mist. (7) Her face was mantled in joy.
中文例句	(1) 一件轻质宽大的斗蓬披在上衣外面。 (2) 大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。 (3) 山上覆盖着一层雪。 (4) 地球的中心是地核，地核的周围是地幔。 (5) 雪覆盖着丘陵。 (6) 整个城市笼罩在一层迷雾之中。 (7) 她的脸快乐得通红。
vocabulary简明	A mantle is a word for something that blankets over something else, like the loose cloak worn by Little Red Riding Hood or the layer of earth between the crust and core.
vocabulary扩展	Mantle is something that envelops and covers, like a tree covered in a mantle of snow. The Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra said, “Blessings on him who invented sleep, the mantle that covers all human thoughts.” Here, sleep is described as a mantle blanketing over the mind. Mantel is a variation of mantle, but it very specifically describes the shelf above a fireplace.
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [the N of n] [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。 2 [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. [with supp] [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。 3 [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. 4 See also:mantel ；

Mantle Earth Layer Loose Covered Snow Mantled City