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awning

/aw-ning/US // ˈɔ nɪŋ //UK // (ˈɔːnɪŋ) //

遮阳篷,遮阳棚,遮阳伞,遮阳蓬

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a rooflike shelter of canvas or other material extending over a doorway, from the top of a window, over a deck, etc., in order to provide protection, as from the sun.
    • : a shelter.

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Examples

  • Either they have their nose hanging over the top of it like an awning of germs, or it’s covering their chin like they have a soul patch they have just realized they should be ashamed of.

  • Tables were moved under awnings, staff huddled around the reservations list, and Martin jumped behind the bar to dry glassware.

  • Many a night have I run under an awning and watched rain soak my dinner as I wait for a freak storm to pass.

  • Restaurants have been experimenting with awnings, heaters, and even plastic domes covering individual tables.

  • Tent and awning walls may not be allowed at all or only with limited coverage.

  • During the protests last year, some students climbed on top of the awning and wrote graffiti all over it.

  • Against the Sandy Stare now stood a wonderfully preposterous awning that brought a smile.

  • Below the great gothic windows spreads the awning of a café, which takes up all the ground floor.

  • There were seats here and there in different places, but no awning or shelter of any kind overhead.

  • Fortunately, but little exertion was now necessary, and our only relief was in lying still, with an impromptu awning over us.

  • They had white domestic awnings in front, and the country people hitched their horses to the awning-posts.

  • A small awning was made over the window, which improved the appearance very much.