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a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning it or lifting it （容器的）蓋，蓋子 
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 蓋子很緊的廣口瓶
- top
a thing that you put over the end of something such as a pen or bottle in order to close it 指筆帽、瓶蓋、瓶塞 - cork
a small, round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles 指尤用於酒瓶的軟木塞、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 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
Extra ExamplesHis name was on the lid. 他的名字標在蓋子上。 I poured some water and screwed the lid back on the bottle. 我倒了一些水，然後把瓶蓋重新擰上。 Keep the lid on the pan until the liquid comes to the boil. 蓋上鍋蓋直到液體沸騰爲止。 She lifted the lid of the box. 她打開盒蓋。 The coffin lid had been screwed down. 棺材蓋已經擰緊了。 We managed to prise off the lid with a tyre lever. 我們設法用卸外胎用的撬棍撬開了蓋子。 Flowers were strewn over the lid of the coffin. 棺材蓋上撒滿了鮮花。 Put the lid back on the shampoo after using it. 用完後把蓋子蓋在洗發水上。 Replace the saucepan lid and simmer for 10 minutes. 把湯鍋的蓋子重新蓋好，用文火炖10分鐘。 She closed the piano lid. 她關上了鋼琴蓋。 You'll need a jar with a tight-fitting lid. 你需要準備一個有密封蓋的廣口瓶。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- airtight
- close-fitting
- tight
- …
- lift
- open
- raise
- …
- on the lid
- (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. 他正透過半閉的眼睛瞅着她。
Extra ExamplesHeavy lids drooped over her eyes. 她眼皮沉重，睜不開眼睛。 She felt the tears burning against her closed lids. 她感到灼熱的淚水在緊閉的眼中湧動。 She could still see the light flickering behind her closed lids. 閉上眼睛她仍能看見燈光閃爍。 She glanced at him occasionally from beneath lowered lids. 她偶爾從低垂的眼皮底下瞥他一眼。 She lifted her lids and found him looking at her. 她擡起眼睛發現他正看着她。 She saw James walk in and hastily lowered her lids. 她看見詹姆斯走進來就趕緊垂下眼簾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- eye
- closed
- drooping
- …
- close
- lower
- lift
- …
- droop
- behind… lid
- beneath… lid
- through… lid
- …
see also skid lid
Word OriginOld English hlid, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘cover’; related to Dutch lid.
Idioms
flip your lid
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to become very angry and lose control of what you are saying or doing 發火；氣得喪失自制力；氣得發瘋 She’ll flip her lid when she finds out. 她發現後會翻臉的。
keep a/the lid on something
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場所的欺淩行爲。
put the (tin) lid on something/things
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to be the final act or event that causes your plans or hopes to fail 對…是最後的一擊；最後使計劃（或希望）落空