apron
/ˈeɪprən; `eprən/ n
1
(a) garment worn over the front part of the body to keep the wearer's clothes clean while working 围裙. =>illus 见插图.
(b) any similar covering worn as part of ceremonial dress 礼服中的像围裙的部分.
2 hard-surfaced area on an airfield, where aircraft are manoeuvred, loaded or unloaded 停机坪（飞机场上为调动飞机, 装卸货物, 乘客上下等用的坚实平地）.
3 (also ,apron `stage) (in the theatre) part of the stage that extends into the auditorium in front of the curtain 台口（舞台幕前的突出部分）.
4 (idm 习语) (tied to) one's mother's, wife's, etc apron strings (too much under) the influence and control of one's mother, etc （深受）母亲, 妻子等的影响及控制.