英语词汇“dresses”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

dresses

释义

dress /dres/

transitive verb (pat and pap dressed, sometimes (now obsolete) drest)

To clothe
To apply suitable materials to
To straighten
To flatten
To smooth
To erect
To set in order
To prepare, arrange
To adorn
To finish or trim
To draw (a fowl), to gut and trim (a fish, etc)
To add seasoning to (food)
To manure
To treat
To tend
To tie (a fly) (angling)
To treat with severity
To chide
To thrash

intransitive verb

To put on clothes
To put on finer, more elaborate, or more formal clothes
To come into line

noun

The covering or ornament of the body
A woman's one-piece skirted garment
Style of clothing
Ceremonial or formal clothing

adjective

Relating to (formal) evening dress

ORIGIN: OFr dresser to prepare, from an inferred LL dīrectiāre to straighten; see direct

dressˈer noun

A person who dresses
A medical student who dresses wounds
A lady's maid
A person who assists an actor to dress (theatre)
A tool or machine for dressing
A table on which meat is dressed or prepared for use
A kitchen sideboard, esp with a high back and shelves
A chest of drawers or dressing-table (N American)

dressˈing noun

Dress or clothes
The action of someone who dresses
Material applied to a wound
Material applied to goods, eg a coat of preservative
Matter used to give stiffness and gloss to cloth
Sauce or (US) stuffing, etc, used in preparing a dish for the table, etc
Manure or the like applied to land
An ornamental moulding
A thrashing

dressˈy adjective

Fond of dress
Showy
Formal or elegant
Indicating care in dressing

dress circle noun

Part of a theatre (usu the first gallery), orig intended for people in evening dress

dress coat noun

A man's fine black coat with narrow or cutaway skirts, worn in full dress (see below)

dressed day noun

Formerly, the second day of a three days' visit

dress form noun

A dressmaker's (usu adjustable) model

dressˈ-goods plural noun

Fabrics for making women's and children's gowns, frocks, etc

dressˈguard noun (archaic)

An arrangement of strings to protect the rider's dress from contact with a bicycle wheel

dressˈ-improver noun (obsolete)

A bustle

dressˈing-case noun

A case for toiletry requisites

dressˈing-down noun

A severe scolding
A thrashing

dressˈing-gown noun

A loose garment worn before or whilst dressing, or in déshabillé, etc

dressˈing-jacket or (obsolete) dressˈing-sack noun

A jacket worn by women in dressing

dressˈing-room noun

dressing station noun

A place where wounded are collected and tended by members of a field ambulance

dressˈing-table noun

dressˈ-length noun

Enough (fabric) to make a dress

dressˈmaker noun

A person who makes clothes
A person who makes clothes for women and children as a living (dressˈmake intransitive verb informal back-formation)

dressˈmaking noun

The art or process of making clothes

dress parade noun

A military parade in dress uniform

dressˈ-reform noun

A late 19c movement seeking to make dress more practical

dressˈ-rehearsˈal noun

A full rehearsal in costume with everything as for the performance (also figurative)

dress sense noun

Sense of style in dress, knowledge of what suits one

dressˈ-shield noun

A device to protect the armpit of a dress, etc against sweat

dress shirt, dress suit, dress tie, etc noun

Those for formal evening dress

dress uniform noun

A formal, ceremonial uniform

dress down

To handle with severity
To reprimand severely
To thrash
To dress deliberately informally

dress up

To dress elaborately
To dress for a part
To masquerade
To treat so as to make appear better or more interesting, etc than it really is

evening dress or full dress

The costume prescribed by fashion for evening receptions, dinners, balls, etc

get dressed

To put one's clothes on

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