mantle

noun

1. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

Synonym: cape

2. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

Synonym: curtaindrapedraperypall

3. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace

e.g. in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece

Synonym: mantelmantelpiecemantlepiecechimneypiece

4. (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

Synonym: pallium

5. the cloak as a symbol of authority

e.g. place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders

6. anything that covers

e.g. there was a blanket of snow

Synonym: blanket

7. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

verb

1. cover like a mantle

e.g. The ivy mantles the building

2. spread over a surface, like a mantle

1. (指某一职业或要职的)责任，职责
If you take on the mantle of something such as a profession or an important job, you take on the responsibilities and duties which must be fulfilled by anyone who has this profession or job.

mantle在线翻译

e.g. Glasgow has broadened its appeal since taking on the mantle of European City of Culture in 1990...
自从1990年荣获“欧洲文化之都”的光荣称号以来，格拉斯哥的魅力大增。
e.g. She has the intellectual form to take up the mantle of leadership.
她具备担当领导职责的聪明才智。

2. 覆盖物;幕;罩
A mantle of something is a layer of it covering a surface, for example a layer of snow on the ground.

e.g. The parks and squares looked grim under a mantle of soot and ash.
在一层烟尘的笼罩之下，公园和广场显得阴沉沉的。

3. （旧时的）披风，斗篷
A mantle is a piece of clothing without sleeves that people used to wear over their other clothes in former times.

4. see also: mantel

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1. 地幔：依据震波速度之不连续性,可将地球内部分成(由上而下):地壳(EarthCrust),地幔(Mantle)及地核(Core)三带. 此分带与上述分圈不同. 软流圈大致相当于上部地幔,中心圈大致相当于下部地幔及地核.

2. mantle的翻译

2. 斗篷：她在1998年装置作品斗篷(mantle)给我重重的一击. 现在美国迈阿密艺术博物馆. 看看那女人身后的六万支鲜花!沉静的女人手中的线团,落地玻璃窗外洒进来的光亮!那种美惊心动魄又不动声色,震撼了十二岁的我,如今再看依旧是震撼再震撼.

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3. 外套膜：large opening,与适当大小的byssus结合,croceas可以牢固的附着在底层,特大的pedal外套膜(mantle)可以完全扩张和收缩(下面有介绍). 关于软体部分,croceas扩张外套膜(mantle),超出贝壳上部边缘,从上面看完全将贝壳遮住.

4. 地函：依据震波速度之不连续性,可将地球内部分成(由上而下):地壳(EarthCrust),地函(Mantle)及地核(Core)三带. 地壳和地函之间的分界面被称为「莫霍界面」(Moho discontinuity)莫氏不连续面岩石圈(Lithosphere)下之软层圈为软流圈(Asthenosphere)属於上部地函(upper mantle)海洋的外壳通常比较薄,