apron
apron
a∙pron / ˈeprən ; ˈeɪprən /
◙noun [C]
1. a piece of clothing that covers the front part of your clothes and is tied around your waist, worn to keep your clothes clean, especially while cooking
• 围裙
2. apron strings, [informal] the relationship between a child and its mother, especially if the mother controls an adult son or daughter too much
• 母亲的控制:
»You're 25 years old, and you still haven'tcut the apron strings.
你 25 岁了，还没摆脱母亲的支配。
»Jeff is stilltied tohis mother'sapron strings.
杰夫还是处处听母亲的。
3. [technical] the hard surface in an airport on which planes are turned around, loaded, unloaded etc
• 停机坪
4. [technical] also apron stage the part of the stage in a theatre that is in front of the curtain
• 台口〔舞台幕前部分〕
