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

• Can you make the dress down for her young sister?
  你能把衣服改小给她妹妹穿吗？
• She liked the dress that buttons down the back.
  她喜欢从背部扣纽扣的女装。
• With these pieces, today's man can create sportswear to dress up or dress down for a casual working environment or relaxed weekends.
  除了这几件衣服，如今的男士还可以穿运动装作为一种装扮，或穿便装创造一个轻松的工作环境或轻松的周末。
• When I was twenty-eight, I was teaching English to freshmen in a high school where occasionally the faculty and staff were allowed to dress down.
  我二十八岁时，在一所高中教新生英语，学校的教职员工偶尔可以穿着便装。
• Campbell dressed them down in public.
  坎贝尔当众训斥了他们。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。