1 N-COUNT 连衣裙 A dress is a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl. It covers her body and part of her legs. 连衣裙
SYN frock, shift, gown, garment
2 N-UNCOUNT 衣服 You can refer to clothes worn by men or women as dress . 衣服
3See also:evening dress fancy dress full dress morning dress
4 VERB 穿衣 When you dress or dress yourself, you put on clothes. 穿衣
SYN put on clothes, don clothes, slip on or into something
5 VERB 给…穿衣服 If you dress someone, for example a child, you put clothes on them. →see usage note at: wear 给…穿衣服
6 VERB 穿着;打扮 If someone dresses in a particular way, they wear clothes of a particular style or colour. 穿着;打扮
7 VERB 穿礼服 If you dress for something, you put on special clothes for it. 穿礼服
8 VERB 清洗,包扎,敷裹(伤口) When someone dresses a wound, they clean it and cover it. 清洗,包扎,敷裹(伤口)
9 VERB 调制,加作料于(色拉) If you dress a salad, you cover it with a mixture of oil, vinegar, and herbs or flavourings. 调制,加作料于(色拉)
10 VERB (在烹饪前)清洗,加工处理(鸡、鱼或肉类) To dress meat, chicken, or fish means to prepare it for cooking by cleaning it and removing the parts that you cannot eat. (在烹饪前)清洗,加工处理(鸡、鱼或肉类)
11 See also: dressing dressed
Phrasal verbs: - dress downdress up
Quotations
When you're all dressed up and have no place to go George Whiting song title
Singularity in dress is ridiculous; in fact it is generally looked upon as a proof that the mind is somewhat deranged St. John Baptist de la Salle The Rules of Christian Manners and Civility
Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack
Word Partnership | Use dress with: |
VERB. | put on a dress, wear a dress 1 |
ADJ. | casual dress, formal dress, traditional dress 2 |
ADV. | dress appropriately, dress casually, dress well 6 |
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