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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- dress [drεs] [dres]
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- 1. vt. 给…穿衣，使穿衣，为…着衣
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2.
vt.
为…提供衣着，供衣着给…
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3.
vt.
装饰，装璜，点缀；整理，修整
- 4. vt. 布置（商店橱窗等），陈列（货品）
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5.
vt.
梳理（头发）
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6.
vt.
整（队等），整列（队伍等）
- 7. vt. （用药和绷带）敷裹（伤口、患处、疮等），敷药，包扎
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8.
vt.
（按要求）适当处理（以备使用）；尤指（家禽等屠宰后）放血，拔毛
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9.
vt.
（按要求）适当处理（以备使用）；尤指耕种（土地）；修剪（树木等）；施肥于（土地或作物）
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10.
vt.
（按要求）适当处理（以备使用）；尤指鞣革；给（马等）梳刷
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11.
vt.
（按要求）适当处理（以备使用）；尤指使（石料、木料等）表面光滑，修琢（石面），刨光（木料）
- 12. vi. 穿衣
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13.
vi.
穿（夜）礼服；穿盛装
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14.
vi.
[military]
整队，看齐
- 15. noun 衣服，衣着；[总称]服装（尤指适于某场合、某地点、某时节穿的衣服）
- 16. noun 女服（女人常穿的外衣，一般与裙子相连）
- 17. noun 正装，礼服
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18.
noun
覆盖物；外表，外形，形式
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19.
adjective
衣服的，衣料的
- dress material
- 衣料
- 20. adjective 正式场合穿的，盛装的
- 21. adjective 须穿礼服的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- dress [drεs]
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1.
vb
to put clothes on (oneself or another); attire
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2.
vi.
[intr]
to change one's clothes
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3.
vi.
to wear formal or evening clothes
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to provide (someone) with clothing; clothe
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to arrange merchandise in (a shop window) for effective display
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6.
vt.
[tr]
to comb out or arrange (the hair) into position
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to apply protective or therapeutic covering to (a wound, sore, etc)
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8.
vt.
[tr]
to prepare (food, esp fowl and fish) for cooking or serving by cleaning, trimming, gutting, etc
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9.
vt.
[tr]
to put a finish on (the surface of stone, metal, etc)
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10.
vt.
[tr]
to till and cultivate (land), esp by applying manure, compost, or fertilizer
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11.
vt.
[tr]
to prune and trim (trees, bushes, etc)
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12.
vt.
[tr]
to groom (an animal, esp a horse)
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13.
vt.
[tr]
to convert (tanned hides) into leather
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14.
vt.
[tr]
[archaic]
to spay or neuter (an animal)
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15.
vt.
[angling]
to tie (a fly)
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16.
vt.
[military]
to bring (troops) into line or (of troops) to come into line (esp in the phrase dress ranks)
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17.
n
a one-piece garment for a woman, consisting of a skirt and bodice
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18.
n
complete style of clothing; costume
- formal dress
- military dress
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19.
n
[modifier]
suitable or required for a formal occasion
- a dress shirt
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20.
n
the outer covering or appearance, esp of living things
- trees in their spring dress of leaves
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21.
n
See also dress down dress up
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22.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French drecier, ultimately from Latin d
i rigere todirect
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1.
vb
to put clothes on (oneself or another); attire
Examples
- I want to make the girls dress up wedding dress.
- 我想让女孩们都穿上结婚礼服。
- she wanted to buy a dress but not just any dress
- 她想买件礼服，但要有点特别的那种 → any
- a red and white dress
- 一件红白相间的衣服 → and
- the dress circle
- (戏院的)特等包厢 → circle
- This dress comes in four sizes.
- 这衣服有4种号码供选购。 → come
- a darling dress
- 漂亮的衣服 → darling
- The black dress will do.
- 穿黑的衣服合适。 → do
- dress a store window
- 装饰商店的橱窗 → dress
- casual dress
- 便服 → dress
- modern dress
- 现代服装 → dress
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