mantle in Chinese
mantle in Chinese is 襯衫 — mantle means to cover, cloak, or conceal something.
mantle in Chinese
襯衫
Pronounced: chèn shān
A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.) [from 19th c.]
What does "mantle" mean?
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verb To cover, cloak, or conceal something.
"Fog mantled the valley by early morning."
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noun The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
"Molten rock rises from the mantle to form volcanoes."
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noun A position or responsibility passed on to someone, or a loose cloak.
"She took up the mantle of leadership after her father retired."
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mantle in a sentence
- Fog mantled the valley by early morning.
- Fresh snow mantled the rooftops and made the village look peaceful.
- Molten rock rises from the mantle to form volcanoes.
- Scientists study how heat moves through the mantle beneath our feet.
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What is "mantle" in Chinese?
"mantle" in Chinese is 襯衫. mantle means: To cover, cloak, or conceal something.
How do you pronounce 襯衫?
"mantle" in Chinese is 襯衫, pronounced "chèn shān".
How do you use "mantle" in a sentence?
Example: "Fog mantled the valley by early morning." In Chinese, "mantle" is 襯衫.
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