Word · Frequency #7950
mantle
覆盖；笼罩；掩饰
To cover or conceal something; to cloak or disguise.
- 1.
To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
覆盖或隐藏(某物)；遮蔽；伪装
- 2.
To become covered or concealed.
被覆盖或隐藏
- 3.
To spread like a mantle (especially of blood in the face and cheeks when a person flushes).
像披风一样展开(尤其指脸颊因脸红而泛红)
- 4.
To climb over or onto something.
攀爬或爬上某物
- 5.
The action of stretching out the wings to hide food.
展开翅膀以隐藏食物的动作
- 6.
The action of stretching a wing and the same side leg out to one side of the body.
将翅膀和同侧腿伸向身体一侧的动作
被覆盖；蒙上；（血色）布满，泛红；涨红；攀爬；登上；（鸟）展翅遮护食物；（鸟）单侧展翅伸腿；侧身展翅伸腿
In use
In the evening, a layer of fog mantled the valley.
The snow mantled the rooftops, creating a beautiful winter scene.
As she spoke, a blush mantled her cheeks.
Verb forms
base mantle · third person mantles · -ing mantling · past mantled · past participle mantled
常规动词
Connections
Collocations
- mantle in blushes
- 脸红
- Her cheeks mantled in blushes.她的脸颊变红了。
- mantle with snow
- 被雪覆盖
- The hills were mantled with snow.小山被雪覆盖了。
- mantle the ground
- 覆盖地面
- Leaves mantle the ground in autumn.秋天树叶覆盖地面。
- mantle in shame
- 羞愧脸红
- He mantled in shame at his mistake.他为自己的错误羞愧脸红。
Idioms & figurative uses
- take on the mantle of
- 承担…的责任She took on the mantle of leadership after the CEO retired.首席执行官退休后，她承担起了领导责任。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
斗篷覆盖，mantle就是罩住。
Context & Register
动词mantle通常用于文学或正式语境，表示'覆盖'（如被雪覆盖）或'脸红'（文学用法）。常见于自然描写或情感描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the stressed vowel /æ/ and a similar ending with a schwa + /l/. Battle, cattle, rattle, and mantel have the same final /təl/ sound, while handle has /dəl/. Note the spelling differences: words like battle are spelled with 'ttle', while mantle has 'ntle'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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