lid
[lɪd] noun countable
ADVANCED
■a cover on a container, which can be lifted up or removed 盖，盖子•Can you get the lid off this jar?你能把罐子的盖打开吗？ •Put a lid on the saucepan.给平底深锅盖上盖子。 ■an eyelid (= either of the two pieces of skin which can close over each eye) 眼睑，眼皮•She looked at him from under half-closed lids.她眯着眼睛看着他。
[lɪd] noun countable
blow/take the lid off sth (also lift the lid on sth) informal
■to cause something bad that was previously kept secret to be known by the public 揭露…的真相•In 1989 they started an investigation that was to blow the lid off corruption in the police force.1989年他们开始调查，意图揭露员警队伍中的腐败现象。
[lɪd] noun countable
keep the lid on sth informal
■to control the level of something in order to stop it increasing 防止…失控；限制，压制•The government have intervened to keep a lid on inflation.政府已对通货膨胀进行了干预限制。
[lɪd] noun countable
put the lid on sth UK old-fashioned
■If something that happens puts the lid on a plan, it causes the plan to fail 使…失败，使（计划）落空•Well, James' resignation just about puts the lid on it /the project.詹姆斯的辞职几乎使它／该专案流产。 |