mantle
英 ['m?nt(?)l]
美['m?ntl]
- n. 地幔；斗篷；覆蓋物
- vi. 覆蓋；臉紅
- vt. 覆蓋
- n. (Mantle)人名；(英、意)曼特爾
英英釋意
- 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
