| 单词 | awning |
| 释义 | awning (once / 2333 pages) n An awning is a covering that's like a roof or extends from a roof. If you walk down a street with a lot of stores and it starts raining, you'll probably try to stay under the awnings. An awning provides shelter from rain and sun. You will often see awnings extending over the entryways of businesses. Under an awning is a place you can hang out as you collapse your umbrella on your way in, or as you open your umbrella on your way out. Awnings are often made from some type of canvas, and they protrude from the top of the store or building, kind of like the brim of a cap, which has a similar function. WORD FAMILYawning: awnings USAGE EXAMPLESThose in attendance drifted in under a yellow-and-white striped awning, the men dressed in tuxedos, the women in ballgowns, many with their hair swept high. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) The awning bears the inscription “konditorei” — bakery in German, the language and ethnicity of the shop’s founders. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) Porches are common, topped with striped metal awnings or roof overhangs. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) n a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun Syn|Hyper sunblind, sunshade canopy a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather |
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