单词 | umbrella |
释义 | noun | adjective umbrellaumbrella1 /ʌmˈbrɛlə/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 a)a circular folding frame covered with cloth or plastic that you hold above your head when it is raining: It started to rain, so I put up my umbrella. b)a similar larger object that is stuck in the ground or on a table to protect you from the sun: a beach umbrella2under the umbrella of something being part of a larger organization, or protected by the larger organization: The education program was under the umbrella of the State Department. [Origin: 1600–1700 Italian ombrella, from Latin umbella, from umbra shade, shadow] noun | adjective umbrellaumbrella2 adjective 1an umbrella organization/group/body etc. an umbrella organization includes many smaller groups: an umbrella organization of opposition groups2umbrella term/word a word which includes many different types of a particular thing: “Engineering” is an umbrella word that covers a wide range of occupations. |
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