mantel
mantel 英 ['mæntl] 美 [ˈmæntl]
n. 壁炉架
名词复数:mantels
- A mantel is a shelf that sticks out just above a fireplace. People often put trophies and pictures on their mantel.
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- n. 壁炉架
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1. As I did, two beautiful cups gleamed from the mantel.
当我这么做的时候，壁炉架上有两座漂亮的奖杯微光一闪。
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2. Favorite Element: Details from the original construction that were restored by previous owners: the parquet floor design at the entry, the stained glass windows, and carved wood mantel.
最喜欢的元素：被前任屋主恢复的房间原始的装饰细节：进门处的镶木地板，上了色的玻璃窗，手工雕刻的木质壁炉架。
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3. I glare up at the family photos on the mantel, over the fireplace.
我抬头怒视壁炉架上的家庭照片，就在壁炉的上方。
- mantel (n.) c. 1200, "short, loose, sleeveless cloak," variant of mantle (q.v.). Sense of "movable shelter for soldiers besieging a fort" is from 1520s. Meaning "timber or stone supporting masonry above a fireplace" first recorded 1510s, a shortened form of Middle English mantiltre "mantletree" (late 15c.).
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