| 单词 | mantle |
| 释义 | mantle (once / 797 pages) nv 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. 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. WORD FAMILYmantle: mantled, mantles, mantling USAGE EXAMPLESDonning the mantle of economic optimist is a time-honored tradition for presidents, who are seen as perhaps the most singularly influential person over the economy. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) That would bolster his narrative of Russia regaining its mantle as a world power and serious Middle East player. Reuters(Dec 28, 2016) Mr. Baghdadi’s warning suggested that he feared military defeat would drain the group’s global cachet, leaving Al Qaeda to inherit the jihadist mantle. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1n a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter Syn|Hypo|Hyper cape chlamys a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece mantelet, mantillashort cape worn by women pelissea sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur tippeta woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten cloak a loose outer garment 2n shelf that projects from wall above fireplace Syn|Hyper chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece shelf a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects 3n anything that covers Syn|Hyper blanket cover, covering, natural covering a natural object that covers or envelops 4n the cloak as a symbol of authority place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders Hyper symbol an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance 5n hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) Syn|Hypo|Hyper curtain, drape, drapery, pall drop, drop cloth, drop curtain a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery festoona curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves frontala drapery that covers the front of an altar portierea heavy curtain hung across a doorway shower curtaina curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area theater curtain, theatre curtaina hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance safety curtaina fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire blind, screen a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight furnishing(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable 6n the layer of the earth between the crust and the core Hyper layer a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another 7n (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell Syn|Hyper pallium cuticle, epidermis the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates 8v spread over a surface, like a mantle Hyper diffuse, fan out, spread, spread out move outward 9v cover like a mantle The ivy mantles the building Hyper cover, spread over form a cover over Mantle (once / 19126 pages) n WORD FAMILY Mantle: Mantles USAGE EXAMPLESMantle said it was Mr. Ali’s idea to submit his performance for consideration in both gender categories, which was also a first. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) So he and his business partner David Mantle began their mission to create a kind of Airbnb for storage. BBC(Dec 15, 2016) Mantle scored more and drove in more runs, but that’s partly a product of their teams. Los Angeles Times(Nov 18, 2016) n United States baseball player (1931-1997) Syn|Exp Mickey Charles Mantle, Mickey Mantle ballplayer, baseball player an athlete who plays baseball |
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