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canopy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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can·o·py /ˈkænəpi/ noun (plural canopies) [countable]  1. DHFa cover made of cloth that is fixed above a bed, seat etc as a decoration or as a shelter 〔床、座位等的〕顶罩,罩篷,华盖2 the leaves and branches of trees, that make a kind of roof in a forest 〔树林中的〕天篷状的树荫,树冠 the forest canopy 森林的树冠层3 literaryCOVER something that spreads above you like a roof 天篷状的笼罩物 a canopy of twinkling stars 满天闪烁的星斗canopied adjective
Examples from the Corpus
canopyOnce a week or so accordion music sounds will make feet itch under a canopy of stars in the tiny village square.a canopy over the patioThe road was overhung with a pretty dense canopy.Powers popped his canopy, loosened his harness and was ejected by the centrifugal force.The tops of the trees in the rain forest are called the canopy.This model of the canopy consists of a number of infinitely extended horizontal canopy layers.One sensed that the canopy had been wasted slowly by the powers of fungus and leaf mould.It was cool under the canopy and there was less light than Rostov had expected.In the tipping, he saw the headlights of a car pulling up under the canopy out front.Underneath the tree canopy of luminescent green there are flowers everywhere.
Origin canopy (1300-1400) Medieval Latin canopeum mosquito net, from Greek konopion, from konops mosquito
can·o·py nounChineseSyllable
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canopy
canopy /ˈkænəpi/ noun (plural canopies) [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: canopeum 'mosquito net', from Greek konopion, from konops 'mosquito'
1. a cover made of cloth that is fixed above a bed, seat etc as a decoration or as a shelter
2. the leaves and branches of trees, that make a kind of roof in a forest:
    the forest canopy
3. literary something that spreads above you like a roof:
    a canopy of twinkling stars
—canopied adjective


can·opyBrE /ˈkænəpi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkænəpi/ 🔊 noun (
plural
can·opies
)
a cover that is fixed or hangs above a bed, seat, etc. as a shelter or decoration (床、座位等上面的)罩篷,遮篷,罩盖
a layer of sth that spreads over an area like a roof, especially branches of trees in a forest 顶篷;天篷;(尤指森林里的)林冠,林冠层The canopy of a rainforest is about 10 metres thick.热带雨林的林冠约有 10 米厚。(especially NAmE) a roof that is supported on posts and is sometimes also attached at one side to a building (有时与建筑的一侧相连的)天篷,遮篷 a new steel entrance canopy for the building大楼入口处新建的钢质遮篷a fabric canopy to provide shade in the backyard后院遮阳用的织物天篷a cover for the cockpit of an aircraft (飞机的)座舱盖