shirtBrE /ʃɜːt/ NAmE /ʃɜːrt/► SEE ALLlose your shirtput your shirt on sththe shirt off sb’s backkeep your hair ona stuffed shirt ●lose your ˈshirt (informal) lose all or a lot of your money and possessions丧失全部（或许多）财产◆‘How did you two get on at the races?’ ‘I won $300 and Paul lost his shirt.’ “你们两个在赛马会上押赌的结果如何？”“我赢了 300 美元，保罗却输了个精光。”OPPmake a killing●put your ˈshirt on sth (BrE, informal) bet a lot or all of your money in a horse race, etc.; invest all your money in sth把所有的钱都押在…上；对…孤注一掷◆I’ve put my shirt on Diamond Lady in the 10.15. 我把所有的钱都押在 10 点 15 分上场的马“钻石淑女”身上了。◆He put his shirt on the future of the company. 他把自己的钱全押在公司的未来上了。●the ˌshirt off sb’s ˈbackanything that sb has, including the things they really need themselves, that sb else takes from them or they are willing to give（被人拿走或自愿送掉的）全部家当◆He’s the type of person who would give the shirt off his back if he thought it would help. 他是那种如果能帮得上，连自己身上的衬衫都能脱下来送人的人。●keep your ˈhair on ( keep your ˈshirt onless frequent) (BrE, informal) used for telling sb who is angry or very excited about sth to keep calm别发火；沉住气◆Keep your hair on, Mum. You can hardly see the damage.冷静点，妈妈。几乎看不出什么损坏。◆Keep your shirt on! We’ve got plenty of time to get to the airport.别着急！我们有足够的时间赶到机场。●a stuffed ˈshirt (informal, disapproving) a person who is very serious, formal or old-fashioned一本正经的人；古板的人；保守的人◆This office is full of stuffed shirts; there’s no one fun that I can have a laugh with.办公室里的人个个都一本正经，连个可以与之玩乐打趣的人都没有。