| 词组 | tailor-made |
| 释义 | tailor-made Theme: TOBACCO n. a machine-made cigarette. (From an expression for something, such as an article of clothing, that is custom-made.)They used to call these things tailor-made, meaning professionally made, as opposed to homemade.The cowboy in the movie refused to smoke a tailor-made. Idiom tailor-made specially made for a particular purpose.Business schools are offering courses tailor-made for a firm's executives. (often + for)tailor-made ⇨ tailor-made; tailor; taylornoun a factory-made cigarette US, 1924tailor-made1. Of clothing, to have been made specifically for someone by a tailor (and thus fit very well). Wow, they did a great job with the alterations—that gown looks like it was tailor-made for you! 2. By extension, to be ideally suited for someone or something. I've never seen a happier couple than Tom and Anna—it's like they were tailor-made for each other! Don't worry, that math course is tailor-made for students majoring in the arts, so you're not expected to know advanced formulas or anything. 3. slang A cigarette that is machine-made, rather than hand-rolled. Don't you have any tailor-made smokes? tailor-made n. a machine-made cigarette. (From an expression for something, such as an article of clothing, that is custom made.) They used to call these things tailor-made, meaning professionally made, as opposed to homemade. |
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