英语词汇“apron”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

apronapron /ˈeɪprən/ ●●○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYapron

Origin: 1500-1600 a napron, mistaken for an apron; napron (14-16 centuries) from Old French naperon, from nape cloth

COLLOCATIONS► cut the apron strings

You’re 25 years old, and you still haven’t cut the apron strings.

► tied to ... apron strings

It seems like Jeff is still tied to his mother’s apron strings.

1a piece of clothing that covers the front part of your clothes and is tied around your waist, worn to keep your clothes clean, especially while cooking2apron strings informal the relationship between a child and its mother, especially in a relationship where the mother controls an adult son or daughter too much: You’re 25 years old, and you still haven’t cut the apron strings. It seems like Jeff is still tied to his mother’s apron strings.3the hard surface in an airport on which airplanes are turned around, loaded, unloaded, etc.4eng. lang. arts the part of the stage in a theater that is in front of the curtain [Origin: 1500–1600 a napron, mistaken for an apron; napron (14–16 centuries) from Old French naperon, from nape cloth]

单词	apron
释义	apronapron /ˈeɪprən/ ●●○ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYapron Origin: 1500-1600 a napron, mistaken for an apron; napron (14-16 centuries) from Old French naperon, from nape cloth Collocations COLLOCATIONS► cut the apron strings You’re 25 years old, and you still haven’t cut the apron strings. ► tied to ... apron strings It seems like Jeff is still tied to his mother’s apron strings. 1a piece of clothing that covers the front part of your clothes and is tied around your waist, worn to keep your clothes clean, especially while cooking2apron strings informal the relationship between a child and its mother, especially in a relationship where the mother controls an adult son or daughter too much: You’re 25 years old, and you still haven’t cut the apron strings. It seems like Jeff is still tied to his mother’s apron strings.3the hard surface in an airport on which airplanes are turned around, loaded, unloaded, etc.4eng. lang. arts the part of the stage in a theater that is in front of the curtain [Origin: 1500–1600 a napron, mistaken for an apron; napron (14–16 centuries) from Old French naperon, from nape cloth]
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