mantle
n
1 [C]
(a) loose sleeveless cloak 披风; 斗篷.
(b) (fig 比喻) covering 覆盖物
hills with a mantle of snow 覆盖著一层雪的山.
2 [sing] the ~ of sth (rhet 修辞) the responsibilites of an important job, etc (重要工作等的)责任, 职分
assume/take on/inherit the mantle of supreme power 担任[担当/继承]最高权力的重任.
3 [C] lace-like cover round the flame of a gas lamp that becomes very bright when heated (煤气灯的)白炽纱罩.
4 [sing] (geology 地质) part of the Earth below the crust and surrounding the core 地幔. mantle, v (fig 比喻) [Tn]
cover (sth) as if with a mantle 覆盖(某物)
an ivy-mantled wall 爬满长春藤的墙
Snow mantled the hills. 雪覆盖著山.