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awning

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ldoce_013_caw·ning /ˈɔːnɪŋ $ ˈɒː-/ noun [countable]  ldoce_013.png TBBSHOP/STOREa sheet of material outside a shop, tent etc to keep off the sun or the rain 〔商店、帐篷等外的〕遮篷;遮阳篷;遮雨篷5  See picture of AWNING 遮篷
Examples from the Corpus
awningIts bright-painted metal girders hang like an awning above its roof.Susan stood under an awning and read the extra.We were served trout plucked from the river specially for us, under an awning on a wooden balcony overhanging the water.He thought that they would be happier under the cockpit awning than they had been in the water.The taxi drew to a halt where a purple awning reached out to the edge of the pavement.Most of them had shingled awnings borne on prominent brackets projecting over their simple wooden platforms.Not covered: the flying stone ripped the awnings.The backdrop was a gay red and white awning over a little blue-painted restaurant.
aw·ning nounChineseSyllable
etc outside a to tent sheet shop, material a of Corpus


awning
awning /ˈɔːnɪŋ $ ˈɒː-/ noun [countable]
a sheet of material outside a shop, tent etc to keep off the sun or the rain


awn·ingBrE /ˈɔːnɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɔːnɪŋ/ 🔊 noun
a sheet of strong cloth that stretches out from above a door or window to keep off the sun or rain (门窗上面的)遮阳篷,雨篷