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lid

UK /lɪd/US /lɪd/

词源

源自古英语 hlid,意为“盖子”或“覆盖物”,与荷兰语 lid 和德语 Deckel 同源。

noun

❶ 盖子,指用来覆盖容器开口的可移动部分,通常用于防止内容物溢出或保持清洁。

“She put the lid back on the jar to keep the cookies fresh.”

(她把盖子放回罐子上,以保持饼干新鲜。)

“The lid of the pot was too hot to touch.”

(锅盖太烫了,无法触碰。)

❶ 眼睑,指覆盖在眼球上方的皮肤褶皱,用于保护眼睛或眨眼。

“Her eyelids were heavy after staying up all night.”

(熬了一整夜后,她的眼皮很沉重。)

“He applied some cream to his dry eyelids.”

(他在干燥的眼皮上涂了一些乳霜。)

同义词:cover, cap, top

常见短语

put a lid on it — 用于告诉某人停止说话或抱怨,类似于“闭嘴”或“别说了”。

“The teacher told the noisy students to put a lid on it.”

(老师告诉吵闹的学生们闭嘴。)

flip one's lid — 指某人突然变得非常愤怒或失去控制,类似于“大发雷霆”。

“He flipped his lid when he saw the mess in the kitchen.”

(他看到厨房一团糟时大发雷霆。)