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- a long dress, typically having a close-fitting bodice and a flared or flowing skirt, worn on formal occasions（尤指正式场合穿着的有紧身胸衣和舒展长裙的）长礼服; 裙服：
a silk ball gown.
一件丝绸的舞会袍。
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- a protective garment worn in hospital, either by a staff member during surgery or by a patient（手术中医护人员或病人穿的）罩衣, 防护服。
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- a loose cloak indicating one's profession or status, worn by a lawyer, teacher, academic, or university student（律师、教师、学者或大学生穿戴的, 代表职业或地位的）宽松长袍, 宽大外衣。
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- a dressing gown晨衣。
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- mass noun the members of a university as distinct from the permanent residents of the university town（区别于大学城永久居民的）大学师生：
the annual town versus gown cricket match.
大学城居民和大学师生之间的年度板球赛。常与TOWN相对。
verb
be gowned
- be dressed in a gown给…穿宽大的长袍：
she was gowned in luminous silk.
她穿着绚丽的丝绸长袍。
词源
Middle English: from Old French goune, from late Latin gunna 'fur garment'; probably related to Byzantine Greek gouna 'fur, fur-lined garment'.