umbrella

n

• ① 伞,雨伞(★【美】亦指「阳伞」;参照parasol; sunshade)
  • Put up your umbrella.=Put your umbrella up.把你的伞撑起来吧。
  • open [unfurl] an umbrella张开伞
  • close [furl] an umbrella合伞
  • Take an umbrella with you.带把伞去。
  • You can get under my umbrella.你可以到我的伞下来。
  • The wind turned her umbrella inside out.风把她的伞翻过来了。

• ② (水母的)伞

• ③ 1保护之物,庇护,「伞」2统合的组织[团体]
  • under the American nuclear umbrella在美国核子伞之下
  • under the (protective) umbrella of the United Nations在联合国的保护之下
  • They traveled secretly under the umbrella of darkness.他们在黑暗的掩护下秘密旅行。
  • a business umbrella企业的统合组织