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  • Conjugation : past  appareled ; past  apparelled ; ing  appareling ; ing  apparelling
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

apparel [ə'pærəl]
  1. 1. noun [esp US] [frm] [u] 衣服

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

apparel [ə'pærəl] [ə'pærəl]
  1. 1. noun 衣服服装统称
    decent apparel
    像样衣着
  2. 2. noun 装饰物装饰品外表外观
    the white apparel of winter
    冬天银装素裹的景色
    wearing apparel
    穿着服装
  3. 3. noun [Archaic] 船舶装备
  4. 4. vt. 给…穿衣,为…提供衣服,供衣着给…
  5. 5. vt. 装饰,给…修饰

Collins English-English Dictionary

apparel [ə'pærəl]
  1. 1. n something that covers or adorns, esp outer garments or clothing
  2. 2. n [nautical] a vessel's gear and equipment
  3. 3. vt. [Archaic] [tr] to clothe, adorn, etc
  4. 4. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French apareillier to make ready, from Vulgar Latin appariculare (unattested), from Latin apparare, from parare to prepare

Examples

decent apparel
像样的衣着
wearing apparel
穿着的服装
需要试样的衣服
apparel that needs to be tried on
新娘的行头
a bride's outfit (or apparel)
老人去世后,儿孙们要披麻戴孝。
After the death of an elderly person, children and grandchildren should put on mourning apparel.
这家人都穿着凶服,一定是有人去世了。
This family are all wearing the mourning apparel. Someone must have died.

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