dress down

  1. 因某些场合的需要而穿得朴素些
    • She dressed down to visit her poor relatives, so as not to offend them by a show of her wealth.
      她拜访穷亲戚时穿得比较俭朴, 以免因摆阔而伤害他们的感情。
  2. 责骂, 斥责
    • For this his boss dressed him down for a good while.
      为此老板斥责他老半天。
    • For not obeying discipline, the soldier was dressed down by the officer.
      因为没有遵守纪律, 那个士兵被军官狠狠地训了一顿。

网络词典

dress down

英 dresd ʌnd 美 drɛst ʌnd
动词短语 中文翻译:穿得朴素
同义词: ['simply dress', 'wear casually', 'dress down例句:1. She decided to dress down for the party.(她决定为了派对穿得朴素一些。)']

例句:

  1. 1. She decided to dress down for the party.
    她决定为了派对穿得朴素一些。
  2. 2. The weather was so nice that we decided to dress down and go for a picnic.
    天气很好,我们决定穿得朴素一些去野餐。
  3. 3.He always dresses down when he's in a hurry.
    他赶时间时总是穿得朴素。