lid
lid
noun
keep a (或the) lid on
lidded
adjective
lidless
adjective
语源
noun
- a removable or hinged cover for the top of a container
盖子
a large frying pan with a lid.
有盖的平底大煎锅。
a dustbin lid.
垃圾箱的盖子。
■(常作lids)an eyelid
眼皮
eyes now hooded beneath heavy lids.
此刻被沉沉下垂的眼皮遮住了的双眼。
■the top crust of a pie
馅饼的硬皮
■(Botany)the operculum of a moss capsule
(植)蒴盖
■(informal)a hat, especially a motorcyclist's crash helmet
(非正式)帽子，（尤指摩托车驾驶者戴的）防撞头盔
keep a (或the) lid on
- (informal)keep (an emotion or process) from going out of control
(非正式)克制（情感）；控制（事态）
she was no longer able to keep the lid on her simmering anger.
她再也无法克制住满腔的怒气了。
■keep secret
保密
she keeps a very tight lid on her own private life.
她对自己的私生活守口如瓶。
- (informal)put a stop to or be the culmination of
(非正式)中止…，结束…
it's time to put the lid on all the talk.
到了该结束所有这些谈话的时候了。
- (informal)reveal unwelcome secrets about
(非正式)揭露…的真相
lidded
adjective
lidless
adjective
语源
- Old English hlid, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning 'cover'; related to Dutch lid
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