| 单词 | power suit |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspower suit power suit n. (a) U.S. a lawsuit concerning the right to generate and supply electrical power (now rare); (b) a smart or expensive suit which gives the wearer an air of authority or power. ΚΠ 1932 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 18 Oct. 3/4 (heading) Tariff oil and power suits in U.S. Supreme Court... One case involved..the tariff act: another oil production and the third—power. 1958 Lincoln (Nebraska) Evening Jrnl. 22 Aug. 8/3 The power suit brought..against the city of Beatrice and Norris Rural Public Power System will be resumed here Sept. 15. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Sept. d16 Four outfits are essential for the well dressed pastor... 1. Business Power suit... ‘This outfit..should be worn for important meetings when you want to meet businessmen on their level, but on your terms.’ 2001 K. Walker & M. Schone Son of Grifter xix. 180 Officers and inmates and bystanders recognized the man in the power suit as the era's most famous defense attorney. < as lemmas |
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