单词 | dresser |
释义 | dresser (once / 2226 pages) n A dresser is a piece of furniture with several drawers that's used for storing clothes or other things. You might have a dresser in your bedroom that's full of sweaters. In the US, the word dresser almost always refers to a tall, upright type of furniture that's fitted with sliding drawers. You can keep your socks in a dresser, or put a dresser in your kitchen and keep tablecloths and silverware in it. If a person is called a dresser, she either works with theater actors, helping them put their costumes on, or dresses in an unusual or distinctive way: "She's such a colorful dresser!" WORD FAMILYdresser: dressers+/dress: dressed, dresser, dresses, dressing, dressy, overdress, underdress, undress/dressed: ill-dressed/dressing: dressings/dressy: dressier, dressiest/overdress: overdressed, overdresses, overdressing/underdress: underdressed, underdressing/undress: undressed, undresses, undressing USAGE EXAMPLESA few hours in, Mills chatted with Lindsey Jacobs, his on-set dresser—the person who wrangled the furniture and the props. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) In June, Ikea, the world’s largest furniture seller, announced a recall of 29 million chests and dressers in response to the deadly accidents. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) He was a dazzling, flamboyant dresser, and this, too, seemed like an outward hint of inner joy. The New Yorker(Dec 17, 2016) 1n furniture with drawers for keeping clothes Syn|Hypo|Hyper bureau, chest, chest of drawers chiffonier, commode a tall elegant chest of drawers highboy, tallboya tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs lowboya low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy 2n a cabinet with shelves Hyper cabinet a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display 3n low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup Syn|Hyper dressing table, toilet table, vanity table a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs 4n a wardrobe assistant for an actor Syn|Hyper actor's assistant assistant, help, helper, supporter a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose 5n a person who dresses in a particular way she's an elegant dresser he's a meticulous dresser Hypo|Hyper chichi someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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