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- a woman's loose upper garment resembling a shirt, typically with a collar, buttons, and sleeves女式宽松衬衫。
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- a loose linen or cotton garment of a type worn by peasants and manual workers, typically belted at the waist(尤指腰间束带的)工作衣, 罩衫。
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- a type of jacket worn as part of military uniform军装上衣。
with obj. and adverbial
- make (a garment) hang in loose folds使(衣服)松垂:
I bloused my trousers over my boots
我使裤管松垂在靴子上面
no obj. my dress bloused out above my waist.我的衣服松垂在腰部上面。
短语
big(或great)girl's blouse
- Brit. informal a weak, cowardly, or over-sensitive man〈英, 非正式〉软弱的男人, 懦夫; 过于敏感的人。
词源
early 19th cent. (denoting a belted loose garment worn by peasants): from French, of unknown origin.