mantelpiece

英 [ˈmæntlpiːs]

美 [ˈmæntlpiːs]

n.  壁炉台

复数：mantelpieces　

TEM8

BNC.12976 / COCA.23730

牛津词典

noun

• 壁炉台
  a shelf above a fireplace

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 壁炉架;壁炉台
  Amantelpieceis a wood or stone shelf which is the top part of a border round a fireplace.
  1. On the mantelpiece are a pair of bronze Ming vases.
     壁炉台上是一对明代的青铜花瓶。

英英释义

noun

• shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
  1. in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece
  Synonym:mantelmantlemantlepiecechimneypiece

双语例句

• A silver vase stood on the mantelpiece.
  一只银质花瓶摆放在壁炉台上。
• I heard him knock his pipe out on the mantelpiece.
  我听见他在壁炉架上磕打烟斗。
• Above the mantelpiece hung a charming 18th century conversation piece by an unknown artist.
  壁炉上方挂着一幅迷人的、不知由哪个艺术家所作的18世纪人物风俗画。
• A clock and two vases stood on the mantelpiece.
  壁炉台上摆着一个座钟和两个花瓶。
• Gayle: Never mind, she's coming for tea this afternoon so we'll have to put it on the mantelpiece where she can see it.
  盖尔：不要紧。她今天会来吃下午茶，我们得把花瓶放在壁炉架上，要她看得见才好。
• He rested his left elbow on the mantelpiece.
  他把左肘搁在壁炉架上。
• Don't stub your cigarettes out on my mantelpiece!
  别在我的壁炉台上按灭烟头。
• I went and leaned against the mantelpiece, just across from Marguerite, and watched her dance.
  我背靠在壁炉上，正好面对着玛格丽特，我看着她跳舞。
• Only the photographs on the mantelpiece really showed how much time had passed.
  只有壁炉台上的照片显示出流逝了多少时光。
• It was placed on the mantelpiece, but slipped down behind the fireplace and was lost for over a decade.
  信寄到后，被顺手放在了壁炉台上，但却不小心滑到了壁炉后面。