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umbrellas
UK //ʌmˈbreləz//US //ʌmˈbreləz//
词源
源自意大利语'ombrella'(小阴影)，经法语'parapluie'(防雨)演变而来，词根'umbra'在拉丁语中意为阴影。
noun
❶ 指可折叠的便携式遮阳挡雨工具，通常由金属支架和防水布料制成，用于晴天遮阳或雨天挡雨。
“She always carries two umbrellas in her bag in case of rain.”
（她总是在包里带两把伞以防下雨。）
“The street vendors were selling colorful umbrellas on the beach.”
（街头小贩正在海滩上售卖五颜六色的伞。）
❶ 象征保护或庇护的概念，常用于比喻性表达中。
“The insurance policy acts as an umbrella against financial risks.”
（这份保险单就像抵御财务风险的保护伞。）
“The new law provides an umbrella of protection for whistleblowers.”
（新法律为举报人提供了保护伞。）
同义词:parasol, brolly, sunshade, canopy, protection
verb
❶ 用伞遮盖或保护某物，这个用法较为少见。
“The mother umbrellas her child from the scorching sun.”
（母亲用伞为孩子遮挡烈日。）
“We need to umbrella these delicate plants during the hailstorm.”
（冰雹来临时我们需要用伞保护这些娇嫩的植物。）
同义词:cover, shield, protect, shade
常见短语
under the umbrella of — 表示在某个组织、概念或保护范围的覆盖之下，常用于比喻性表达。
“These small businesses operate under the umbrella of the chamber of commerce.”
（这些小企业在商会的庇护下运营。）
umbrella term — 指涵盖多个相关概念的统称术语，用于分类或简化描述。
“Artificial intelligence is an umbrella term that includes machine learning and deep learning.”
（人工智能是包含机器学习和深度学习在内的统称术语。）