| 释义 |
in the altogether
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. in the altogether - (used informally) completely unclothedbare-ass, bare-assed, in the buff, in the raw, naked as a jaybird, peeled, stark naked, rawcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechunclothed - not wearing clothing |
Translationsin the altogether
in the altogetherNaked. I keep having the dream where I walk into my high school in the altogether!*in the altogether and *in the buff; *in the nude; *in the rawFig. naked; nude. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~; sleep ~.) The museum has a painting of some ladies in the buff. Mary felt a little shy about getting into the altogether. Bill says he sleeps in the raw.in the altogetherAlso, in or stripped to the buff ; in the raw. Naked, nude, as in The art class wanted a model to pose in the altogether, or She was stripped to the buff when the doorbell rang, or He always sleeps in the raw. The first of these colloquial terms dates from the late 1800s. In the buff, a seemingly modern locution dates from the 1600s, buff alluding to a soft, undyed leather, buffskin, that also gave its name to the color. The use of raw, presumably also alluding to raw (undressed) leather, dates from the early 1900s. in the altogether without any clothes on; naked. informal 1991 Today The mothers…have agreed to pose in the altogether. in the altogether
Synonyms for in the altogetheradj (used informally) completely unclothedSynonyms- bare-ass
- bare-assed
- in the buff
- in the raw
- naked as a jaybird
- peeled
- stark naked
- raw
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