dress down

英 [dres daʊn]

美 [dres daʊn]

（比平时）穿着随便

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (比平时)穿着随便
  If youdress down, you wear clothes that are less smart than usual.
  1. She dresses down in baggy clothes to avoid hordes of admirers.
     她随便穿了件宽松的衣服以免被大批的粉丝认出。
• See also:Campbell dressed them down in public.dressing-down

英英释义

verb

• dress informally and casually
  1. On Fridays, employees can underdress
  Synonym:underdress
• censure severely or angrily
  1. The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
  2. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
  3. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
  Synonym:call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambastelambast

双语例句

• Q: Should I dress up or dress down on the first date? A: It depends.
  问：第一次约会我应该穿得正式一些，还是休闲一些？答：视情况而定。
• Her cotton dress had ripped down the front.
  她的棉布连衣裙前面都扯裂了。
• Don't let your denim dress you down: Had this girl traded her ratty skirt and fuchsia leggings for a crisp pair of cropped jeans, she'd be rocking a chic stripes-and-jeans combo.
  别让牛仔裙把你穿掉价：如果这姑娘能将她破破烂烂的裙子和紫红色的裤子换成一条活泼的九分牛仔裤，将变成别致的条纹与牛仔混搭。
• Some profes-sions, such as advertising, dress down all the time to demonstrate their creativity.
  在有些行业，如广告业，人们则一直穿便装，以展示他们的创造性。
• These days men are more selective about when and where to dress up or dress down.
  而如今男士们对何时何地盛装打扮或穿着随便有了更多的考虑。
• Many people want to know if they actually have to dress down.
  许多人想弄清楚他们是否真得着装随意。
• Then the bird threw a gold and silver dress down to her, and slippers embroidered with silk and silver.
  她的朋友小鸟从树上飞出来，为她带了一套金银制成的礼服和一双光亮的丝制舞鞋。
• This dress buttons down the front, but that one down the back.
  这件衣服的钮扣是扣在前面的，但那一件是扣后面。
• Marie Curie, in a simple, dark evening dress, glanced down the long banquet table.
  玛丽·居里身着深色简朴的晚礼服，扫视了一下那张长长的餐桌。
• Help me to dress the dog down so that it would look nice.
  帮我把狗洗洗，让人看上去舒服。