white tie

英 [ˌwaɪt ˈtaɪ]

美 [ˌwaɪt ˈtaɪ]

n.  (男用)白领结，正式晚礼服

牛津词典

noun

• （男用）白领结，正式晚礼服
  a man's white bow tie , also used to mean very formal evening dress for men
  1. dressed in white tie and tails
     身穿燕尾服打着白领结

英英释义

noun

• formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
  Synonym:dress suitfull dresstailcoattail coattailswhite tie and tails
• bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress

双语例句

• He had an important appointment after class one day. He put on a white shirt, a tie and a conservative dark suit.
  一天下课后他有个重要的约会，他穿了一件白色衬衫，领带和保守的深色套装。
• It was going to be a very formal affair, white tie and tails for the men, sweeping gowns for the women.
  这是正式的宴会，所以男人要带领带，穿燕尾服，女人们要穿长及地板的裙袍。
• Often in a crisp white shirt and tie, he seems happy to play the professorial elder statesman.
  他经常穿着笔挺的白衬衣，打着领带，似乎乐于扮演老一辈学者型政治家的角色。
• I hope you don't mind my asking by why do you always wear that white tie.
  我希望你不介意我这么问，但你为什么总是戴那条白色领带呢？
• Wearing a white tie in China signals a period of mourning.
  在中国，白领带是悼念的时候系的。
• Michelle wore a simple knee-length black dress, with a dainty pair of black heels, while Barack opted for his standard outfit-a dark grey suit and a white shirt without a tie.
  第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马当晚身穿长及膝盖的黑色露背连衣裙，她老公呢？奥巴马先生也搭配传统的黑色西装一同出席，随性的他更以“无领带”样子出现。
• But could she really picture him dressed for the opera or the theater, in white tie and tails?
  可是她真的幻想他扎着白色领带穿着燕尾服出现在剧院。
• Nobel prize winners gathered in Stockholm on Monday in white tie and tails for the official 2012 awards ceremony in the company of Carl XVI Gustaf, the reigning king of Sweden.
  在瑞典执政国王古斯塔夫十六世的陪伴下，诺贝尔奖获得者周一打着领带穿着燕尾服聚集在斯德哥尔摩2012年正式颁奖典礼上。
• The pop/ electronica band The White Tie Affair chose to name themselves with this idiom.
  流行摇滚/电子乐队TheWhiteTieAffair就是以这个习语命名的。
• A black tux with white shirt and black bow tie is the best way to go.
  黑色西装礼服加白衬衫、黑领结是最保险的穿法。