| 释义 |
tai·lor¹ /ˈteɪlə(r)/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (尤指缝制兼修改男子外衣的)裁缝，成衣师傅；服装商
go to the tailor's 到成衣铺去做衣服
2. [tailors] 〈俚〉(与自卷香烟相别的)现成机制烟卷
3. = tailorfish
II ❶ vt.
1. 把(衣料)裁缝成衣；裁制(衣服等)；为…做衣服；按男装式样裁制(女服)
a well-tailored suit 一套工艺考究的衣服
The best tailors tailored him. 第一流的裁缝替他做衣服。
tailor sb. a suit 替某人缝制一套衣服
a suit tailored to the prevailing mode 一套按时下流行式样裁制的衣服
2. 针对特定目的(或对象)作修改，使适应特定需要；使适应
tailor a computer program to meet individual requirements 修改计算机程序使之适应个人需要
a lie tailored to look like the truth 说得像是真有其事的假话
a novel tailored to popular taste (to a young audience) 为迎合大众口味(为青少年读者群)而写的小说
He tailored himself to the job. 他使自己适应这项工作。
❷ vi.
做裁缝
[< Ang-Fr taillour < OFr taillier to cut < L tālea rod, cutting, 原义: heel piece] phr. The tailor makes the man. 〈谚〉人靠衣装。 |