dress
n
1 [C] garment for a woman or girl, consisting of a bodice and skirt in one piece; frock 連衣裙; （上下連身的）女裝
She makes all her own dresses. 她的連衣裙都是自己做的.
2 [U] clothes, esp outer garments, for either men or women 衣服（男女均可）; （尤指）外衣
casual/formal dress 便服[禮服]
* evening dress 晚禮服.
dress v
1 [I, Tn] put clothes on (sb/oneself) 穿衣
He takes ages to dress. 他穿衣要用很長時間.
Hurry up and get dressed! 快點穿上衣服!
Is she old enough to dress herself yet? 她會自己穿衣服了嗎?
He was dressed as a woman, ie wearing a woman's clothes. 他男扮女裝.
a woman dressed in green 穿著綠衣服的女子.
2 [I, Ipr] put on evening dress 穿晚禮服
Do I need to dress for the theatre? 我去劇院需要穿晚禮服嗎?
3 [I, Tn] provide (sb/oneself) with clothes 為（某人[自己]）提供衣服
dress well, badly, fashionably, gaudily, etc 穿得好、 不好、 時髦、 俗氣等
She can hardly dress her children on the allowance he gives her. 他給她的那點錢連給孩子買衣服都不夠.
The princess is dressed by a rising young designer. 公主的衣服是一位初露頭角的年輕設計師設計的.
4 [Tn] decorate (sth) 裝飾（某物）
dress a shop window, ie arrange a display of goods in it 布置櫥窗
dress a street with flags 用旗子裝飾街道
dress a Christmas tree with lights 用彩燈裝飾圣誕樹.
5 [Tn] clean and bandage (a wound, etc) 清洗并包扎（傷口等）.
6 [Tn] finish or treat the surface of (sth) 加工、 處理或修整（某物的）表面
dress leather, stone, etc 鞣皮、 琢石等.
7 [Tn] prepare (food) for cooking or eating 為烹調或食用準備（食物）
dress a chicken, ie clean it ready for cooking 把雞清洗好（待烹）
dress a salad, ie add a dressing to it before serving 給色拉加調味品.
8 [Tn] brush (a horse's coat); groom 梳刷（馬的毛）; 梳理.
9 [I, Tn] draw up (troops) in line 整隊: dress the ranks 整隊.
10 (idm 習語) (be) dressed in sth wearing sth 穿某物
The bride was dressed in white. 新娘穿一身白色的禮服. (be) dressed like a dog's dinner (infml 口) dressed very smartly or showily 穿著十分時髦或顯眼. (be) dressed (up) to `kill (infml 口) be dressed so as to attract attention and admiration, esp from the opposite sex 穿著引人注目（尤指吸引異性）. (be) dressed up to the nines very elaborately dressed 穿著講究. mutton dressed as lamb => mutton.
11 (phr v) dress sb down scold sb; tell sb off 訓斥, 斥退（某人）. dress up wear one's best clothes 穿上盛裝
Don't bother to dress up come as you are. 用不著穿講究衣服--就穿平常的衣服來吧. dress (sb) up (in sth/as sb/sth) put on fancy dress, etc 化裝打扮
Children love dressing up. 孩子們都喜歡化裝打扮.
dress (up) as a fairy, bandit, pirate, etc 打扮成仙女、 匪徒、 海盜等
They were dressed up in Victorian clothes. 他們化裝成維多利亞時代的人. dress sth up (fig 比喻) make sth seem better or different by careful presentation 修飾; 掩飾
The facts are quite clear; it's no use trying to dress them up. 事實很清楚, 想掩飾是沒有用的.
rumours dressed up as hard news 以假亂真的謠言.
?? 考研助記
漂亮 女服，點綴絲(諧音)線
?? 擴展釋義
*[dres]n. 服裝, 覆蓋物vi. 穿著vt. 給...穿衣, 整理【電】 安放相關詞組: dress sb down
?? 同詞根單詞
drawvt.& vi. 繪畫;拖，拉;招致;吸引;
vt. 畫;拉;吸引;
vi. 移動;拔出劍;皺縮;汲取;
n. 平局;抽獎;