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单词 dress down
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dress down

1. phrasal verb
If you dress down, you wear clothes that are less smart than usual.
She dresses down in baggy clothes to avoid hordes of admirers. [VERB PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you dress someone down, you speak angrily to them because they have done something bad or foolish.
Campbell dressed them down in public. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
[Also VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
3.  See also dressing-down
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dress down in British English

verb (adverb)
1. (transitive) informal
to reprimand severely or scold (a person)
2. (intransitive)
to dress in a casual or informal manner, esp at work

dress down in American English

1. 
to scold severely; reprimand
2. 
to wear casual clothes to an activity, job, etc. that ordinarily requires more formal dress
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dress-down in American English

(ˈdrɛsˌdaʊn)
adjective
of or relating to a policy allowing casual attire in an activity, job, etc. that ordinarily requires more formal dress

Examples of 'dress down' in a sentence
dress down

The controversial centreback has already received at least one dressing down from his manager for overdoing the theatrics this season.
The Sun (2014)
Anyone caught not wearing a seatbelt in a car or a taxi can expect a dressing down from the chairman himself.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
After all, dressing down successfully takes as much skill as dressing up.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
GOOD on teachers for dressing down parents who turn up in school wearing pyjamas.
The Sun (2011)
Dresses are a great option for holidays and are easy to glam up or dress down, depending on whether you're hitting the pool or going for cocktails.
The Sun (2015)

Chinese translation of 'dress down'

dress down

vi

  1. 穿上便装(裝) (chuānshàng biànzhuāng)
See dress

Nearby words of
dress down

  • drenched to the skin
  • dress
  • dress circle
  • dress down
  • dress up
  • dresser
  • dressing

Related terms of
dress down

  • dress up
(phrasal verb) 
I tend to dress down when I'm not at work.
Synonyms
dress casually
dress informally
be untidy
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Nearby words of
dress down

  • dregs
  • drench
  • dress
  • dress down
  • dress someone down
  • dress something up
  • dress up

Related terms of
dress down

  • dress someone down

Synonyms of 'dress down'

dress down

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