单词 | umbrella |
释义 | umbrella¹ 1.(for protection against rain or sun)伞;雨伞;阳伞 Harry held an umbrella over Dawn.哈里为唐打着伞。 2.(protection, patronage)保护伞(指保护某个国家或群体的体制或协议) Britain cannot avoid being under the U.S. nuclear umbrella, whether it wants to or not.不管愿不愿意, 英国都免不了要处于美国的核保护伞之下。 to be under the umbrella of sb/sth在…的保护伞之下 The major powers have chosen to act under the moral umbrella of the United Nations.世界各个大国都选择在联合国的道义保护伞下行事。 3.【军】(航空器构成的)掩护幕;(炮火构成的)掩护网 4.(single group)伞状系统(或机构) 5.(single description)(包含许多不同概念的)概括词, 总称 Does coincidence come under the umbrella of the paranormal?巧合可以归到超自然现象这个总称下面吗? 6.【动】(水母的)伞膜 umbrella² 1.+ organization, group, body伞状的 Helmsley Enterprises is the umbrella organization for his companies.赫尔姆斯利集团是统领他所有公司的一个伞状组织。 an umbrella group of several human rights organisations包含好几个人权组织的伞状团体 2.+ word, term, name概括性的;总括的 Within the umbrella term 'dementia' there are many different diseases.“痴呆”这一统称包括许多不同的疾病。 Corn is an umbrella word for wheat, barley and oats.谷物是小麦、大麦和燕麦的总称。 |
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