| 单词 | mantle |
| 释义 | mantle n. & v. --n 1. a loose sleeveless cloak, esp. of a woman. 2. a covering (a mantle of snow). 3. a spiritual influence or authority (see 2 Kings 2:13). 4. a fragile lacelike tube fixed round a gas-jet to give an incandescent light. 5. an outer fold of skin enclosing a mollusc's viscera. 6. a bird's back, scapulars, and wing-coverts, esp. if of a distinctive colour. 7. the region between the crust and the core of the earth. --v 1. tr. clothe in or as if in a mantle; cover, conceal, envelop. 2. intr. a (of the blood) suffuse the cheeks. b (of the face) glow with a blush. 3. intr. (of a liquid) become covered with a coating or scum. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L mantellum cloak |
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