New Concept English Book 1 Lesson 3 Sorry, sir.

 

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umbrella   /ʌmˈbrelə/ DJ    /ʌm'brɛlə/ KK

• noun
  • an object with a folding circular frame of metal rods covered with material, that you use to protect yourself from the rain or from hot sun 傘；雨傘；陽傘
    • I put up my umbrella. 我撑開傘。
    • colourful beach umbrellas 五彩繽紛的海灘遮陽傘
    • See also:
      ;  
    • Variant:
      brolly British English, informal
  • a thing that contains or includes many different parts or elements 綜合體；總體；整體
    • Many previously separate groups are now operating under the umbrella of a single authority. 許多原本分散的團體現在正在單一的權威領導下運作。
    • an umbrella organization/group/fund 綜合機構／團體／基金
    • ‘Contact sports’ is an umbrella term for a variety of different sports. “接觸性運動”是多種不同體育運動的總稱。
  • a country or system that protects people 保護國（或體系）；保護傘；庇護 written
    • For decades the United States with its nuclear weapons was the umbrella for the western world. 幾十年來，擁有核武器的美國是西方世界的保護傘。

 

cloakroom   /ˈkləʊkruːm/ DJ    /-rʊm/ DJ    /ˈkloʊk-/ DJ US    /'klokˈrum; -ˈrum/ KK US

• noun
  • a room in a public building where people can leave coats, bags, etc. for a time 衣帽間；衣帽寄放處 especially British English
    • Variant:
      checkroom British English usually;   coat check British English usually;   coatroom British English usually
  • a room in a public building where there are toilets 廁所；衞生間；洗手間 British English
    • the ladies' cloakroom 女洗手間