| 单词 | canopy |
| 释义 | canopy (once / 1056 pages) nv A canopy is a roof-like covering for a bed, made of fabric. A lot of little girls dream of having a four-poster bed with a ruffled canopy. Any fabric cover that acts as a roof can be called a canopy, and so can something resembling such a covering, like a canopy of leaves created by trees. The Greek word that's at the root of canopy is konopeion, which means "Egyptian couch with mosquito curtains." The Old French conope, which evolved into today's canopy, originally meant "bed-curtain." WORD FAMILYcanopy: canopied, canopies, canopying USAGE EXAMPLESOrangutans spend 90 percent of their time in the tree canopy. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Conversely, a green canopy isn’t a sign of a tree’s health, Green said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 19, 2016) The tree canopy filtered the light for a blue-green effect as we approached the redwoods of Muir Woods. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) 1n a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather Hypo|Hyper awning, sunblind, sunshade a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun baldachinornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar) marquee, marquisepermanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. porte-cocherecanopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles testera flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed) umbrellaa lightweight handheld collapsible canopy brolly, gampcolloquial terms for an umbrella shelter protective covering that provides protection from the weather 2n the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air Hyper cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers 3n the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit Hyper covering an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) 4v cover with a canopy Hyper cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
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