apron
US: /ˈeɪpɹən/
UK: /ˈeɪpɹən/
UK: /ˈeɪpɹən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
apron /'eiprən/
- danh từ
- cái tạp dề
- tấm da phủ chân (ở những xe không mui)
- (sân khấu) thềm sân khấu (để diễn những tiết mục phụ khi buông màn)
- (hàng không) thềm đế máy bay (ở sân bay)
- tường ngăn nước xói (ở đập nước)
- (kỹ thuật) tấm chắn, tấm che (máy...)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 a piece of clothing worn over the front of the body, from the chest or the waist down, and tied around the waist. Aprons are worn over other clothes to keep them clean, for example when cooking.
Compare: PINAFORE
2 (technical) an area with a hard surface at an airport, where aircraft are turned around, loaded, etc.
3 (also apron stage) (technical) (in a theatre) the part of the stage that is in front of the curtain
Idioms: (tied to) your mother's, wife's, etc. apron strings (too much under) the influence and control of your mother, etc: The British prime minister is too apt to cling to Washington's apron strings.
Concise English dictionary
aprons'eɪprən
noun
+a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
+(golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green
+the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
+a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used
