apron
noun
ˈeɪprən
noun
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
the
relationship
between
a
child
and
its
mother,
especially
if
the
mother
controls
an
adult
son
or
daughter
too
much
[非正式] 母亲的控制
informal
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
the
hard
surface
in
an
airport
on
which
planes
are
turned
around,
loaded,
unloaded
etc
[术语] 停机坪
technical
4
apron stage
also
又作
the
part
of
the
stage
in
a
theatre
that
is
in
front
of
the
curtain
台口〔舞台幕前部分〕
technical