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

• Many people want to know if they actually have to dress down.
  许多人想弄清楚他们是否真得着装随意。
• She leapt from the car, hitched up her dress and sprinted down the road after him
  她从车上跳下来，提起连衣裙，对他一路紧追不放。
• Don't let your denim dress you down: Had this girl traded her ratty skirt and fuchsia leggings for a crisp pair of cropped jeans, she'd be rocking a chic stripes-and-jeans combo.
  别让牛仔裙把你穿掉价：如果这姑娘能将她破破烂烂的裙子和紫红色的裤子换成一条活泼的九分牛仔裤，将变成别致的条纹与牛仔混搭。
• Shops were boarded up, banks warned employees to dress down and police responded to reports of a suspicious package at the bank.
  店家给商店上了铺板，银行警告员工不要穿着时髦，而警察也对英国央行报告的可疑包裹加以处置。
• The tailor cut the dress down.
  裁缝把衣服改小了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。