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单词 umbrella
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noun | adjective
umbrellaumbrella1 /ʌmˈbrɛlə/ ●●○ noun [countable] Etymology Collocations 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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