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单词 dress down
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dress down

phrasal verbwithdressverb
uk
/dres/us
/dres/
If youdressdown for anoccasion, youintentionallywearinformalclothesof thetypethat will notattractattention:
穿着低调，穿着随意
She alwaystriedtodressdown on her firstdatewith a man.和男士第一次约会时她总是刻意穿得很低调。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Putting clothes on
  • arrayed
  • bundle
  • bundle (someone) up
  • doll
  • dollyourselfup
  • dolled up
  • dress
  • glam
  • glam(yourself)up
  • makeyourselfrespectableidiom
  • mask
  • mask up
  • put
  • respectable
  • rig
  • rigsomeoneout
  • slip
  • slip intosomething
  • throw
  • throwsomethingon
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dresssomeonedown

phrasal verbwithdressverb
uk
/dres/us
/dres/
old-fashioned
tospeakangrilyto someone because they have done somethingwrong:
Hisbossdressedhim down forshowingup late.
Shedressesdown anyone who won'tjoinin.
Related word
dressing-down
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chastising & rebuking
  • admonitory
  • barracking
  • bawl
  • bawlsomeoneout
  • be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
  • carpet
  • chasten
  • keelhaul
  • lecture
  • pullsomeoneup
  • punchbag
  • punching bag
  • putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
  • rapsomeoneover the knucklesidiom
  • reproach
  • reproachful
  • shame
  • tear
  • there'll be hell to payidiom
  • upbraid
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dresssomethingdown

phrasal verbwithdressverb
uk
/dres/us
/dres/
to make anitemofclothinglessformal, or towearanitemofclothingin a way that makes it lessformal:
An open-neckshirtcandressdown asuit.
Thisdressiseasytowearand veryfeminine. You candressit down with acardiganfor thedayanddressit up withjewelleryfor theevening.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Style & appearance of clothes
  • aesthetic
  • alterable
  • anti-fur
  • Aran
  • backless
  • form-fitting
  • French tuck
  • frilly
  • fringed
  • full-fashioned
  • ready-to-wear
  • reversible
  • ribbed
  • ruche
  • ruched
  • waisted
  • washable
  • wasp-waisted
  • water-repellent
  • wearable
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dress-down
adjective
(alsodressdown,dress down)
uk/ˌdresˈdaʊn/us/ˌdresˈdaʊn/
A dress-downpolicyordayis one in whichemployeesareallowedtowearinformalclothesatwork:
On arecentdress-downFridayat hisoffice, hedecidedtowearhis newtrainers.
Because of theheatwe'vedeclareda dress-downday.
The newheadquartershas apermanentdress-downpolicy.
We're notexactlydress-down, but we are morerelaxedthan manyfinancialinstitutions.
Related word
dressdown
More examples
  • Some wereuneasyover the dress-downcultureintroducedby the newmanagement.
  • Hisstyleis dress-down, but hekeepsatiein theofficefor when he has tomeetclients.
  • It's dress-downThursday, and everyone is injeans.
  • Helooksout from under hisbaseballcap(it's dressdownFriday).
  • Toencouragemore customer-friendliness, why notsuggesta dress-downapproachtostaffuniforms?
  • Helovedhiselegantsuitsand wasreluctantto gocasualwhen hiscompanywent dress-down.
  • Ourofficehas always been adressdownplace.
dress-down
noun[U]
(alsodressdown,dress down)
uk/ˌdresˈdaʊn/us/ˌdresˈdaʊn/
apolicyofallowingemployeestowearinformalclothesatwork:
Peoplefeelmorecomfortablewith dress-down, but we stillwearsuitsformeetingswithclients.
Thebankdeclaredan end to "dressdown" andinstructedtradersto smarten up.
More examples
  • The US was thebirthplaceof dress-down.
  • Somefeelwe havereachedthelimitsofdressdown.
(Definition ofdress downfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

dress down

—phrasal verbwithdressverb
uk
/dres/us
/dres/
If youdressdown for anoccasion, youintentionallywearinformalclothesof thetypethat will notattractattention.
穿着低调，穿着随意
She alwaystriedtodressdown on her firstdatewith a man.和男士第一次约会时她总是刻意穿得很低调。

dress down| Business English

dress down

phrasal verbwithdressverb
uk
/dres/us
WORKPLACE
towearmoreinformalclothestoworkthan you usually do:
Staffhave been told that they candressdown onFridays.
(Definition ofdress downfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/dress-down##
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