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外衣

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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

外衣 [wàiyī]
  1. 1. coat; jacket; outer clothing; outer garment
  2. 2. semblance; appearance; garb

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

外衣 [wàiyī]
  1. 1. 穿在外面的衣服。
  2. 2. 比喻骗人的名目或掩盖真实面目的伪装
    披着合法的外衣,干着非法的勾当。

Examples

针织外衣
knitted (or knit) coat 针织
红色呢外衣与你的一身行头很般配。
我一进屋就脱下了外衣
他的外衣面子是呢绒的。 面子
这件外衣的两侧各有一个小兜兜。
The coat has two pockets on each side. 兜兜
外衣
披着合法的外衣,干着非法的勾当。 外衣
She affects plaid coats.
她老爱穿方格呢外衣 affect
to use blankets for coats
用毯子代替外衣 for
a plain coat
素色外衣 plain

Word Decomposition


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