C 盖，盖子　hinged or removable cover for a box, pot, etc.

　The lid came off easily.　那个盖子很容易地掉了下来。
　He lifted the lid of the box and looked inside.　他揭开箱盖往里看。

 ♣ flip one's lid
〈口〉失去控制；发疯lose one's self control;go crazy
　Don't go flipping your lid.　别发火。
　I fear they have flipped their lids.　我怕他们是发疯了。
 ♣ put the lid on
〈非正〉结束（活动等），使（希望等）破灭ruin or put an end to (an activity, a person's hopes, etc.), especially by being the last in a set of misfortunes
　These latest regulations put the lid on our plans.　这些新规定使我们的计划完蛋了。
 ♣ take the lid off
揭露丑闻reveal unpleasant secrets concerning sth
　This is an article that takes the lid off the world of professional gambling.　这是一篇揭露职业赌博界内幕的文章。

［词源］古英语hlid（盖）