mantel /'maentl; 'maentl/ n structure of wood, marble, etc above and around a fireplace; (in modern houses, usu '~ piece) shelf projecting from the wall above a fireplace. 壁爐上部及兩側(cè)的木石等構(gòu)造; (現(xiàn)代房屋里，通常稱 mantelpiece) 壁爐臺(tái)(壁. 爐上突出的架子); 壁域前飾。