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

• Nancy's work is a mess, you know. I'm afraid he'll dress her down.
  你知道，南希工作干得一团糟，恐怕老板要训斥她了。
• 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。
• That man doesn't talk reason. it's a splendid chance to dress him down a bit.
  这人不讲道理，这个是机会，得好好说他一下。
• 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。
• Plus, even dress down days have their unwritten rules.
  况且即使是着装轻松的日子仍有其不成文的规定。
• 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。
• Campbell dressed them down in public.
  坎贝尔当众训斥了他们。
• 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。
• 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。
• They eschew badges of social rank here, dress down and de-stress.
  在这儿，他们可以远离社会等级标记，穿着随便，尽情减压。