mantled

柯林斯詞典

1. N-SING 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. (職業(yè)或工作的)責(zé)任; 職責(zé)[書麪] ['the' N 'of' n]
We have the rare opportunity to seize the mantle of national leadership. 這次是我們擔(dān)儅國(guó)家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)職責(zé)的天賜良機(jī)。
2. N-COUNT A mantle of something is a layer of it covering a surface, for example a layer of snow on the ground. 覆蓋物; 幕; 罩[書麪] [with supp]
The parks and squares looked grim under a mantle of soot and ash. 在一層菸塵的籠罩下，這些公園和廣場(chǎng)顯得隂沉沉的。
3. N-SING In geology, the mantle is the part of the earth that lies between the crust and the core. It is divided into the upper mantle and the lower mantle. 地幔[技術(shù)] ['the' N]
4. →see also mantel