dress down

英 [dres daʊn]

美 [dres daʊn]

（比平时）穿着随便

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (比平时)穿着随便
  If youdress down, you wear clothes that are less smart than usual.
  1. She dresses down in baggy clothes to avoid hordes of admirers.
     她随便穿了件宽松的衣服以免被大批的粉丝认出。
• See also:Campbell dressed them down in public.dressing-down

英英释义

verb

• dress informally and casually
  1. On Fridays, employees can underdress
  Synonym:underdress
• censure severely or angrily
  1. The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
  2. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
  3. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
  Synonym:call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambastelambast

双语例句

• With these pieces, today's man can create sportswear to dress up or dress down for a casual working environment or relaxed weekends.
  除了这几件衣服，如今的男士还可以穿运动装作为一种装扮，或穿便装创造一个轻松的工作环境或轻松的周末。
• That man doesn't talk reason. it's a splendid chance to dress him down a bit.
  这人不讲道理，这个是机会，得好好说他一下。
• The Gym teacher, Coach Clapp, found me a uniform but didn't make me dress down for today's class.
  体育课老师克拉普教练给我找了件运动服，但没让我在这堂课就换上。
• Many people want to know if they actually have to dress down.
  许多人想弄清楚他们是否真得着装随意。
• This is never more apparent than on "dress& down days", when what you wear can say more about you than any business suit ever could.
  这种“以衣度人”的态度在“便装日”表现得更为明显，这时你的穿着比任何商务套装都更能说明你的一切。
• They eschew badges of social rank here, dress down and de-stress.
  在这儿，他们可以远离社会等级标记，穿着随便，尽情减压。
• Nancy's work is a mess, you know. I'm afraid he'll dress her down.
  你知道，南希工作干得一团糟，恐怕老板要训斥她了。
• In fact, people will pay more attention to what you wear on dress& down days than on "business professional" days.
  事实上，人们更注重你的便装，而不是你的职业装。
• Harman, who like Hillary Clinton favours trouser suits, has advocated dress-down days in the house of Commons, though last weekend she described Conservative Party policies as "back to basics with an open-necked shirt".
  与希拉里克林顿一样钟情裤装的哈曼，在下议院里推崇简约的着装风格，不过上周末她描述保守党的政策是，“回到开襟衬衫那种反璞归真的状态”。
• Her cotton dress had ripped down the front.
  她的棉布连衣裙前面都扯裂了。