lid
noun /lɪd/
/lɪd/
Idioms - enlarge imageenlarge imageenlarge imagea cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning it or lifting it
（容器的）盖，盖子 - They use old dustbin lids as drums.
他们用旧的垃圾箱盖子作为鼓。 - I can't get the lid off this jar.
我打不开这广口瓶的盖子。
Synonyms lidlid- top
- cork
- cap
- plug
- lid a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it:
- a jar with a tight-fitting lid
盖子很紧的广口瓶
- a jar with a tight-fitting lid
- top a thing that you put over the end of something such as a pen or bottle in order to close it
指笔帽、瓶盖、瓶塞 - cork a small, round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
指尤用于酒瓶的软木塞、塑料瓶塞 - cap (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a cover for protecting something such as the lens of a camera
- plug a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat, round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out:
- a bath plug
浴缸塞子
- a bath plug
- a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
- a screw top/cap
- a pen lid/top
- to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
- to pull out the cork/plug
- His name was on the lid.
他的名字标在盖子上。 - I poured some water and screwed the lid back on the bottle.
我倒了一些水，然后把瓶盖重新拧上。 - Keep the lid on the pan until the liquid comes to the boil.
盖上锅盖直到液体沸腾为止。 - She lifted the lid of the box.
她打开盒盖。 - The coffin lid had been screwed down.
棺材盖已经拧紧了。 - We managed to prise off the lid with a tyre lever.
我们设法用卸外胎用的撬棍撬开了盖子。 - Flowers were strewn over the lid of the coffin.
棺材盖上撒满了鲜花。 - Put the lid back on the shampoo after using it.
用完后把盖子盖在洗发水上。 - Replace the saucepan lid and simmer for 10 minutes.
把汤锅的盖子重新盖好，用文火炖10分钟。 - She closed the piano lid.
她关上了钢琴盖。 - You'll need a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
你需要准备一个有密封盖的广口瓶。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- airtight
- close-fitting
- tight
- …
- lift
- open
- raise
- …
- on the lid
- They use old dustbin lids as drums.
- (also eyelid)either of the pieces of skin above and below the eye that cover it when you blink or close the eye
眼睑；眼皮 - He was watching her through half-closed lids.
他正透过半闭的眼睛瞅着她。
- Heavy lids drooped over her eyes.
她眼皮沉重，睁不开眼睛。 - She felt the tears burning against her closed lids.
她感到灼热的泪水在紧闭的眼中涌动。 - She could still see the light flickering behind her closed lids.
闭上眼睛她仍能看见灯光闪烁。 - She glanced at him occasionally from beneath lowered lids.
她偶尔从低垂的眼皮底下瞥他一眼。 - She lifted her lids and found him looking at her.
她抬起眼睛发现他正看着她。 - She saw James walk in and hastily lowered her lids.
她看见詹姆斯走进来就赶紧垂下眼帘。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- eye
- closed
- drooping
- …
- close
- lower
- lift
- …
- droop
- behind… lid
- beneath… lid
- through… lid
- …
see also skid lid - He was watching her through half-closed lids.
词源Old English hlid, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘cover’; related to Dutch lid.
Idioms
flip your lid
- (informal) to become very angry and lose control of what you are saying or doing
发火；气得丧失自制力；气得发疯 - She’ll flip her lid when she finds out.
她发现后会翻脸的。
- She’ll flip her lid when she finds out.
keep a/the lid on something
- to keep something secret or hidden
保守秘密；守口如瓶；遮掩；隐瞒 - to keep something under control
把…控制住；抑制住 - The government is keeping the lid on inflation.
政府正在控制通货膨胀。 - He struggled to keep the lid on his anger.
他努力抑制住自己的愤怒。
- The government is keeping the lid on inflation.
lift the lid on something | take/blow the lid off something
- to tell people unpleasant facts about something
揭露…的真相 - Her article lifts the lid on bullying in the workplace.
她的文章揭露了工作场所的欺凌行为。
- Her article lifts the lid on bullying in the workplace.
put the (tin) lid on something/things
- (British English, informal) to be the final act or event that causes your plans or hopes to fail
对…是最后的一击；最后使计划（或希望）落空