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 informalthe 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't cut the apron strings .你 25 岁了，还没摆脱母亲的支配。
•Jeff is still tied to his mother's apron strings .杰夫还是处处听母亲的。
3. technicalthe 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〕
