umbrella
noun · verbB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!
Đồng nghĩa: brelly
- 2.
(figuratively)(figurative) Anything that provides similar protection.
The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.
- 3.
(figuratively)(figurative) Anything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.
The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program.
- 4.
(ice hockey) A strategy in which five players in the offensive zone form an umbrella-shaped formation around the opposition's goal net.
- 5.
The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.
Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material.
- 6.
(photography, television) An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To cover or protect, as if by an umbrella.
- 2.
(intransitive)To form the dome shape of an open umbrella.
- 3.
(intransitive)To move like a jellyfish.
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Nguồn gốc từ
Italian ombrella (parasol, sunshade), from LL. umbrella (influenced by umbra (shadow, shade)), from Latin umbella, from umbra + -lus.