时间:2019-02-09 作者:英语课 分类:美国俚语


英语课

   dress down这个短语有两种完全不同的意思。这就是为什么我们学习词汇或者短语的意义得通过上下文来理解。我们先来听一位老师在说自己怎么处置老是迟到的男孩儿John。


  例句:I gave John a good dressing 1 down for being tardy 2 to class three days in a row. What's more, he'll also have to stay after school and do some extra homework.
  John一连三天迟到,那位老师把John责备一通,而且还责令John课后留校作额外的功课。
  所以这段话里的gave John a good dressing down意思是把John责备一顿。 dressing down这个习惯用语在这儿的意思就是“责备”或“责骂”,而且这里的dressing down显然是个名词短语。但是接下来要学的dress down可是个动词短语了。它用来说穿衣服的方式。
  美国的有些公司或办公场所规定,某些日子和某些场合不必穿正式的办公服装。比方说,有的规定星期五和周末,你可以穿着牛仔裤、运动衫和旅游鞋来上班,雇员都觉得这样很轻松自在,尤其在夏天更是如此。请大家听听我的一位同事怎么说:
  例句:I look forward to Fridays because that's when we can dress down. I just slip into my old jeans and my tee shirt. What a relief not to have a tie around your neck.
  我盼望过星期五,因为这一天我可以穿上旧牛仔裤和T恤衫,而且脖子上也不必套着领带。
  牛仔裤和T恤衫之类都属于非正式的休闲服装,他星期五穿这样的衣服并且说自己dress down, 可见dress down这个习惯用语的意思就是穿着打扮随便轻松。

n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
  • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
  • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
adj.缓慢的,迟缓的
  • It's impolite to make a tardy appearance.晚到是不礼貌的。
  • The boss is unsatisfied with the tardy tempo.老板不满于这种缓慢的进度。
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