aegis
n
(idm 习语) under the aegis of sb/sth with the protection or support of sb/sth, esp a public institution 在某人或某事物(尤指公共机构)的保护或支持下
Medical supplies are being flown in under the aegis of the Red Cross. 在红十字会的保护下, 正在空运进医药用品.
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*['i:dʒis]n. 羊皮盾, 保护, 庇护, 赞助, 支持【法】 庇护, 保护相关词组: under the aegis of...
Apparently what happened was that water collected on these tar pits, and the bigger animals like the elephants ventured out on to the apparently firm surface to drink, and were promptly bogged in the tar.