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单词 mantle
释义
mantle
noun
uk
/ˈmæn.təl/us
/ˈmæn.t̬əl/

mantlenoun(RESPONSIBILITY)

[S]formal
theresponsibilitiesof animportantpositionorjob,especiallyas given from thepersonwho had thejobto thepersonwhoreplacesthem:
（尤指前任留给继任者的）责任，衣钵
Sheunsuccessfullyattemptedtoassumethe mantle of thepresidency.她想接任总统，但未成功。
He has beenaskedtotake onthe mantle ofmanagingdirectorin the New Yorkoffice.他被邀请出任纽约办事处总经理之职。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Duty, obligation and responsibility
  • accountable
  • answer forsomething
  • answerable
  • baby
  • brother
  • domain
  • fail
  • fiefdom
  • gotta
  • had better/best dosomethingidiom
  • hat
  • havesomethingonyourhandsidiom
  • payyourduesidiom
  • pigeon
  • portfolio
  • purview
  • remit
  • responsibility
  • someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
  • stick
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mantlenoun(LAYER)

[C]literary
alayerof something thatcoversasurface:
覆盖层
Athickmantleofsnowlayon theground.地上积着一层厚厚的雪。
Wewatchedthebuildingvanishunder a mantleofthicksmokeas thefireswiftlymovedthrough it.大火迅速蔓延，我们看到大楼被滚滚浓烟吞噬。
[C]geologyspecialized
thepartof theearththatsurroundsthecentralcore
地幔
picture of mantle
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[C]
in the past, apieceofclothingwithoutsleevesthat waswornover otherclothes
（旧时的）披风，斗篷
picture of mantle
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Coverings and layers
  • a blanket ofsomethingidiom
  • beeswax wrap
  • blanket
  • brazen
  • casing
  • diaphragm
  • interstratification
  • interstratify
  • lagging
  • layer
  • layered
  • seam
  • sheath
  • stratum
  • substratum
  • superstratum
  • tar paper
  • tarpaulin
  • veil
  • vein
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Coats, jackets & cloaks
(Definition ofmantlefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

mantle| American Dictionary

mantle
noun
us
/ˈmæn·təl/

mantlenoun(COVERING)

[C]literature
acovering, or alayerof something thatcoversasurface:
Theyescapedunder the mantle ofdarkness.

mantlenoun(EARTH)

[U]earth science
thepartof theearththat is below thesurfaceand thatsurroundsthesmallerpartin thecenter

mantlenoun(POSITION)

[Cusually sing]
apositionofauthorityorresponsibility:
Heinheritedthe mantle ofleadershipat theTransitAuthority in the early 1980s.
(Definition ofmantlefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmantle

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The referee decided that it was dutiable, and, consequently, that those mantles came within the scope of the tax.
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I also gather that while he is unable to deal with steel, he can tell us everything about gas mantles.
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The total receipts from the duty on imported gas mantles for the first six months of the current financial year were £5,600.
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A ring of the manufacturers of gas mantles has been formed.
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Gas mantles are sold in all classes of shops.
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Shortage of certain raw materials has brought about a general shortage of gas mantles all over the country.
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Another question was asked about the different sizes of gas mantles.
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Moreover, it does not matter what the income of the users of gas mantles may be.
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You can only use it effectively if you employ incandescent mantles in connection with it.
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We know that these mantles are subject to other duties.
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The whole point about dismantling is that it can be "mantled".
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Coming now to gas mantles, in some cases this is the most astonishing proposal.
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By agreement, the railway company acquired that line, which has now been dis- mantled, and will probably never be utilised again.
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They are: glassware of all kinds, gas mantles, hosiery, electrical fittings, cutlery, agricultural machines, machine tools, and so on.
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The duties relate to three industries—cutlery, gloves and incandescent mantles.
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Collocationswithmantle

mantle

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hot mantle
Instead, thehotmantleplumederived basalts are likely to induce partial crustal melting.
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lithospheric mantle
The second model involves derivation of the melts from a depleted lithospheric mantle source which was contaminated by subduction components.
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mantle cavity
Large numbers of metacercariae encysting on the surface of the mantle cavity are likely to interfere with oxygen diffusion across the respiratory epithelium.
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