英语词组dress down是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

dress downdress (someone) down

to tell someone angrily what they have done wrong.

She dressed him down in front of a large group of his co-workers.He dresses down players on their performance in the games.

Phr V

dress down

dresses, dressing, dressed

dress down

to put on clothes that are not formal or special and that will not attract attention

This time he dressed down, having realised that the smart suit would be out of place.

dress down sb or dress sb down

to speak very angrily to someone because they have done something wrongoften + for

He dressed them down for challenging his authority.

dressing-down

noun

She gave me a dressing-down for being late.

dress down

1. To severely reprimand someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dress" and "down." The boss will definitely dress down the person who messed up this report. Mom and Dad dressed me down when I came in after curfew yet again.

2. To dress more casually than usual. We're allowed to dress down on Fridays if we don't have any big meetings scheduled.

dress someone down

to bawl someone out; to give someone a good scolding. The drill sergeant dressed down the entire squadron for failing inspection. I'm really late. I know my parents will dress me down when I get home.

dress down

1. Scold, reprimand, as in The sergeant will dress down the entire unit. In the 15th century the verb dress alone was used in the sense of "punish," down being added several centuries later. It also gave rise to the noun dressing down for punishment with blows or words. For example, The teacher gave the girls a severe dressing down.

2. Wear informal clothes, as in It's best to dress down for a party like a barbecue. [Mid-1900s] For the antonym, see dress up.

dress down

1. To scold or reprimand someone: The teacher dressed down the students for arriving to class late. My parents dressed me down for being rude.

2. To wear informal clothes, befitting an occasion or location: I dressed down for the casual party.

词组	dress down
释义	Idiom dress downdress (someone) down to tell someone angrily what they have done wrong. She dressed him down in front of a large group of his co-workers.He dresses down players on their performance in the games. Phr V dress down dresses, dressing, dressed dress down to put on clothes that are not formal or special and that will not attract attention This time he dressed down, having realised that the smart suit would be out of place. dress down sb or dress sb down to speak very angrily to someone because they have done something wrongoften + for He dressed them down for challenging his authority. dressing-down noun She gave me a dressing-down for being late. dress down verb to dress up. Often intensified with 'for a motherfucker' US, 1984 phrasedress down1. dress down to wear clothes that are more informal than you usually wear: Employees are allowed to dress down on Fridays, and come to work in jeans and T shirts. Women are dressing down much more these days.■ OPPOSITE: dress up2. give sb a dressing down old-fashioned to punish someone by telling them angrily that they have behaved badly: When he arrived late again, he was taken to the boss's office and given a dressing down.■ SIMILAR TO: tell off dress down 1. To severely reprimand someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dress" and "down." The boss will definitely dress down the person who messed up this report. Mom and Dad dressed me down when I came in after curfew yet again. 2. To dress more casually than usual. We're allowed to dress down on Fridays if we don't have any big meetings scheduled. dress someone down to bawl someone out; to give someone a good scolding. The drill sergeant dressed down the entire squadron for failing inspection. I'm really late. I know my parents will dress me down when I get home. dress down 1. Scold, reprimand, as in The sergeant will dress down the entire unit. In the 15th century the verb dress alone was used in the sense of "punish," down being added several centuries later. It also gave rise to the noun dressing down for punishment with blows or words. For example, The teacher gave the girls a severe dressing down. 2. Wear informal clothes, as in It's best to dress down for a party like a barbecue. [Mid-1900s] For the antonym, see dress up. dress down v. 1. To scold or reprimand someone: The teacher dressed down the students for arriving to class late. My parents dressed me down for being rude. 2. To wear informal clothes, befitting an occasion or location: I dressed down for the casual party.
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