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单词 glad rags
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Definition of glad rags in English:

glad rags

plural noun
informal
  • Clothes for a special occasion; smart or showy clothes.

    she changed out of her glad rags and tugged on old jeans
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The very concept of partying does not have to necessarily mean putting on your glad rags and freaking out.
    • It's the night of nights for the science glitterati of Australia, a chance for scientists and their mates to whip off their lab coats and don their glad rags.
    • Ladies, it is time to get your glad rags on and show off your summer tan.
    • She puts on her glad rags and gets into the penthouse before Fred can get out.
    • A couple are preparing to get their glad rags on as they exchange their marriage vows at a rock 'n' roll themed wedding.
    • One woman, going out of the village for a night out, jumped into the large flood-resistant four-wheel drive vehicle, glad rags and all, ready for a lift out to her car.
    • They gave me a ring and told me to get my glad rags on.
    • We had our glad rags on and the men put on their dinner suits.
    • It's the January sales, after all - this is your subconscious telling you to spend money on lots of glad rags.
    • The Oscars are traditionally a night when the stars step out in their glad rags having spent a couple of days getting ready - hours with the make-up artists, hairdresser, stylist.
    • Get your glad rags on and head back to the 1960s, 70s and 80s to dance the night away while raising money for charity.
    • Reviewers are likely to mistake, if not nudity for new clothes, bizarre glad rags for haute couture.
    • The food's only part of the attraction: just being there in your glad rags, watching the faces at other tables and posing for them in turn, is all part of what makes it an occasion.
    • People dress up to go out, so bring your glad rags and perhaps even a tie, if you're a bloke.
    • They would have donned their glad rags a week later for the official opening on 8 May, the same day the town's gasworks opened.
    • And so the search continues, so if you've nothing better to do this weekend (your hair is clean enough), then throw on the glad rags, gather your single friends and hit the town.
    • Get your glad rags on and make an effort to look smart and attractive.
    • The prospect of being single again exhilarated me, and I might have put on my glad rags and gone stepping out that very evening if it hadn't been for the rooftop party we'd been invited to.
    • So start sorting out your glad rags and get ready to party.
    • Wear an old coat over your glad rags, though - sparks will fly.
    Synonyms
    best clothes, finery, Sunday best
    informal best bib and tucker
 
 

Definition of glad rags in US English:

glad rags

plural nounˈɡlad ˌraɡzˈɡlæd ˌræɡz
informal
  • Clothes for a special occasion; one's best clothes.

    she changed out of her glad rags and tugged on old jeans
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's the January sales, after all - this is your subconscious telling you to spend money on lots of glad rags.
    • Wear an old coat over your glad rags, though - sparks will fly.
    • They would have donned their glad rags a week later for the official opening on 8 May, the same day the town's gasworks opened.
    • So start sorting out your glad rags and get ready to party.
    • The Oscars are traditionally a night when the stars step out in their glad rags having spent a couple of days getting ready - hours with the make-up artists, hairdresser, stylist.
    • A couple are preparing to get their glad rags on as they exchange their marriage vows at a rock 'n' roll themed wedding.
    • One woman, going out of the village for a night out, jumped into the large flood-resistant four-wheel drive vehicle, glad rags and all, ready for a lift out to her car.
    • She puts on her glad rags and gets into the penthouse before Fred can get out.
    • The prospect of being single again exhilarated me, and I might have put on my glad rags and gone stepping out that very evening if it hadn't been for the rooftop party we'd been invited to.
    • And so the search continues, so if you've nothing better to do this weekend (your hair is clean enough), then throw on the glad rags, gather your single friends and hit the town.
    • Get your glad rags on and head back to the 1960s, 70s and 80s to dance the night away while raising money for charity.
    • Get your glad rags on and make an effort to look smart and attractive.
    • It's the night of nights for the science glitterati of Australia, a chance for scientists and their mates to whip off their lab coats and don their glad rags.
    • We had our glad rags on and the men put on their dinner suits.
    • They gave me a ring and told me to get my glad rags on.
    • Reviewers are likely to mistake, if not nudity for new clothes, bizarre glad rags for haute couture.
    • The very concept of partying does not have to necessarily mean putting on your glad rags and freaking out.
    • The food's only part of the attraction: just being there in your glad rags, watching the faces at other tables and posing for them in turn, is all part of what makes it an occasion.
    • Ladies, it is time to get your glad rags on and show off your summer tan.
    • People dress up to go out, so bring your glad rags and perhaps even a tie, if you're a bloke.
    Synonyms
    best clothes, finery, sunday best
 
 
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