:a device that is used for protection from the rain and sun伞;雨伞;阳伞
◊ An umbrella consists of a circle of fabric attached to a folding frame that is connected to a central pole or handle.伞的构成包括一个可折叠伞骨、附在其上的圆形伞面,以及与伞骨相连的伞柄。
You shouldn't go out in the rain without an umbrella.你不应不带伞就冒雨外出。
a beach umbrella沙滩遮阳伞
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:a group or organization that includes many smaller groups(有众多附属小机构或小群体的)伞形组织 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
an umbrella corporation伞形公司
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:something that includes several or many different things综合体
The store sells Indian, Asian, and Middle Eastern foods under the umbrella of international cuisine.那家商店打着国际美食的牌子出售印度、亚洲和中东食品。
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
I used the heading “Odds and Ends” as an umbrella term for items that did not fit anywhere else.我把无法归类的物品统一归为“零碎东西”这一类。
I bought an umbrella policy that insures my car, jewelry, and house.我购买了一份综合性保单,为我的汽车、珠宝和房子都上了保险。
Noun The store sells Indian, Asian, and Middle Eastern foods under the umbrella of international cuisine.
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The umbrella is shielding a crew member peering into the cockpit from the far side of the car. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022 Perhaps the Montrose brunch destination was among the first to fall under the vibe dining umbrella, but the term has taken on a whole new meaning since. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 1 Sep. 2022 Besides Topgolf and Callaway, other brands under the company’s umbrella include TravisMathew, Toptracer, Odyssey, OGIO, Jack Wolfskin, and World Golf Tour. Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Reiss will also work on audience and platform growth for the show as well as launch new audio projects under the Meet the Press umbrella. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022 Rather than being chastened, NATO has expanded, bringing Sweden and Finland beneath the umbrella of the world’s preeminent military alliance. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022 Another shot on her Instagram Story showed Vergara playfully biting into a mini baguette, while holding a beige umbrella guests used to stave off the bright sun. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022 Keep that umbrella handy today and tonight because the chance of showers and thunderstorms will fall from 70 to just 60%. Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2022 This is most obvious in his laborious seven-veils dance over whether to annex Ukrainian territory and bring it under Russia’s nuclear umbrella. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Italian ombrella, modification of Latin umbella, diminutive of umbra
ADJECTIVE | VERB + UMBRELLA | UMBRELLA + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤rolled摺起的傘▸➤beach, sun沙灘遮陽傘;遮陽傘▸➤golf高爾夫傘▸➤nuclear, protective (bothfigurative) 核保護傘;保護傘◇the American nuclear umbrella over Europe美國向歐洲提供的核保護傘➤corporate (figurative, especially NAmE) 企業品牌傘➤broad (figurative) 大框架◇the broad umbrella of alternative medicine替代療法的大框架VERB + UMBRELLA➤open, put up, unfurl打開傘;支起傘;撑開傘▸➤fold摺起傘➤carry, hold攜帶傘;拿着傘UMBRELLA + NOUN➤stand傘架➤stroller (NAmE) 兒童傘車▸➤body, company, group, organization (allfigurative) 綜合機構;大型公司;龐大集團;傘狀組織◇an umbrella group including members of opposition parties反對黨成員亦加入其中的大型集團➤name, term, title (allfigurative) 統稱;總稱;總標題◇'Herb' is an umbrella term covering many types of plant.“草本植物”是 一個總稱,涵蓋多種植物。PREPOSITION➤under an/the umbrella在傘下;在⋯框架下◇She was fast asleep under a big beach umbrella.她在一頂大號海灘遮陽傘下酣睡。◇the two areas brought together under the umbrella of the committee (figurative) 合併後由該委員會負責的兩個領域