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单词 plainclothes
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
plain•clothes /ˈpleɪnˈkloʊz, -ˈkloʊðz-/USA pronunciation  also ˈplain-ˈclothes, adj. 
  1. (of a police officer, esp. a detective) wearing ordinary clothes while on duty:a plainclothes detective.
plain•clothes•man, n. [countable], pl. -men. 
plain•clothes•wo•man, n. [countable], pl. -wom•en. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
plain′ clothes′, 
  1. clothing other than one's uniform, esp. civilian clothes worn on duty by a police officer.
Also, plain′clothes′. 
  • 1815–25
plain′-clothes′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plain clothes pl n
  1. ordinary clothes, as distinguished from uniform, as worn by a police detective on duty
  2. (as modifier): a plain-clothes policeman
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