| 词组 | dress |
| 释义 | verb | noun dress1 verb to put clothes on yourself or someone elseGrammarIn everyday spoken English, you usually say get dressed: I got dressed and went down for breakfast. Dress on its own sounds more formal, and is mainly used in written descriptions: That evening, Julia dressed for dinner with unusual care.You also dress children and other people who cannot put on their own clothes: I usually have to dress the kids in the mornings.adverbsdress quickly/hurriedly She quickly got dressed and went out of the house.THESAURUS: dressto put on clothes put sth on to put on a particular piece of clothing, jewellery etc: Wait –I need to put my shoes on! | She was putting on her earrings in front of the mirror. dress up to put on more formal clothes than you usually wear, or to put on special clothes for fun: We always used to dress up to go to church. | Paul dressed up as a pirate for the party. dress yourself to put on your clothes – used when this is difficult for someone because they are very old, young, injured etc: He’s hurt his arm so badly that he can’t dress himself.to be wearing clothes wear to have a particular piece of clothing or a particular style of clothing on your body: All visitors must wear a protective helmet. | Can you tell me what the man was wearing? | She always wears black. have sth on to be wearing a particular piece of clothing, jewellery etc. Have sth on is more informal than wear: I had my new blue top on. | He had on a red tie and a grey jacket. | The boy had nothing on! be dressed in sth especially written used especially in written descriptions when describing the clothes that someone is wearing: Alistair was dressed in his best suit and tie. verb | noun dress2 /dres/ noun 1. a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl that covers the top of her body and part or all of her legsadjectives/nouns + dressa beautiful/pretty dress That’s a pretty dress you’re wearing!a black/red/white etc dress I think I’ll wear my yellow dress.a silk/cotton/velvet etc dress Ellie chose a green silk dress.a long/short dress Most of the women were wearing long dresses.a wedding dress Have you chosen your wedding dress yet?an evening dress (=a formal dress to wear in the evening) She arrived in a red evening dress.a cocktail dress (=a formal dress which is not usually very long) She wore a little black cocktail dress.a party dress (=for parties) I need a new party dress for Christmas.a summer dress The weather wasn’t warm enough for a summer dress.a strapless dress (=that does not have straps on your shoulders) She was wearing a strapless cream dress and matching shoes.a sleeveless dress (=without any sleeves) She was photographed wearing a figure-hugging sleeveless dress.verbswear a dress Sheila wore a long red dress.make a dress She has made dresses for the Queen.design a dress The dress was designed by Vera Wang.dress + nounsa dress shop (=selling dresses and other women’s clothes) It was an expensive dress shop.a dress designer (=someone whose job is designing women’s clothes) She’s a former royal dress designer.prepositionsin a dress (=wearing a dress) Who’s that woman in the green dress?THESAURUS: dress → clothes2. clothes of a particular type or for a particular occasionGrammarAlways uncountable in this meaning. adjectives/nouns + dressevening dress (=formal clothes for an important social event) Everyone was in evening dress.formal dress This kind of formal dress is worn at very traditional weddings.casual dress (=not formal) Casual dress is now acceptable in many British workplaces.traditional dress Women in traditional Tibetan dress lined the streets.modern dress They performed Shakespeare plays in modern dress.fancy dress BrE (=clothes that you wear for fun, which make you look like someone else or like an animal or object) Party guests have been asked to wear fancy dress.military dress The prince often wears military dress.dress + nounsa dress code (=a standard of what people must wear) The school has a strict dress code.prepositionsin ... dress The dancers were in traditional dress.phrasesfull evening dress/full military dress etc (=completely dressed in evening clothes, military clothes etc) The others were all wearing full evening dress. |
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