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单词 dresser
释义
dresser
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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 FAMILY
dresser: 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 EXAMPLES
A 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, tallboy
a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs
lowboy
a 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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