umbrella
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT An umbrella is an object which you use to protect yourself from the rain or hot sun. It consists of a long stick with a folding frame covered in cloth. 傘
Harry held an umbrella over Denise. 哈里為丹尼斯撐著傘。
2. N-SING Umbrella is used to refer to a single group or description that includes a lot of different organizations or ideas. 總組織; 總稱
The country's blood banks are under the umbrella of the American Red Cross. 該國的血庫均屬于美國紅十字會。
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umbrella /?m?br?l?/ (umbrellas)
劍橋詞典
- Damn! I've left my umbrella in the office .
- "You've got my umbrella!" he ejaculated .
- She absent-mindedly left her umbrella on the bus .
- I'll have to go back for my umbrella.
- The umbrella was ingeniously devised to fold up into your pocket .
umbrella noun [C] (DEVICE)
a device for protection against the rain , consisting of a stick with a folding frame covered in material at one end and usually a handle at the other, or a similar , often larger , device used for protection against the sun傘；雨傘；陽傘
I felt a few drops of rain , so I put my umbrella up. 我感到有幾滴雨點，于是便撐起了雨傘。
I left my umbrella on the bus yesterday . 我昨天把傘落在公交車上了。
a folding umbrella 折疊傘
例句
umbrella noun [C] (GROUP)
something that includes or represents a group or range of similar things
綜合體；總體
He runs a group of companies under the umbrella of Universal Foods. 他經營一組公司，總稱為Universal Foods。
The Organization of Islamic Conference is an umbrella organization representing 57 Muslim nations . 伊斯蘭國家組織是代表57個伊斯蘭國家的機構。
Existentialism was really an umbrella term to lump together the works of several philosophers and writers . 存在主義實際上是一個把幾位哲學家和作家的作品歸并在一起的總稱。 返回 umbrella