斗蓬, 覆蓋物, 壁爐架1. the cloak as a symbol of authority
2. United States baseball player (1931-1997)
同義詞：Mickey Mantle, Mickey Charles Mantle
3. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
4. anything that covers
同義詞：blanket
5. (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
同義詞：pallium
6. shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
同義詞：mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, chimneypiece
7. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
同義詞：curtain, drape, drapery, pall
8. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
同義詞：cape
動詞mantle:
1. spread over a surface, like a mantle
2. cover like a mantle
- 習慣用語
- one's mantle falls on [descends to] sb. 衣缽傳給某人(《聖經》)
- take over [inherit] the mantle of sb. 繼承某人的衣缽
