umbrella

English [?m?brel?] ? American [?m?br?l?] ?

n. umbrella; 〈metaphor〉protection; [military] air cover curtain; umbrella.

Etymology: directly from Italian ombrello; originally from Late Latin umbrella, meaning sunshade.

Example sentence: It?was?raining?hard,?and?she?hadn't.an?umbrella.?

It was raining hard, but she didn't have an umbrella.

Expanded:

umbrella Memory Tip:

umbr shadow + ella small → small thing that brings shadow → umbrella.

umbrella vocabulary collocation:

1、bring[carry] an umbrella 带着伞

2、close[pack, shut]an umbrella 收伞

3、open[put up]an umbrella 撑开伞

5, air umbrella air umbrella