| 单词 | uniform |
| 释义 | uniform (juːnɪfɔːʳm ) Word forms: uniforms 1. variable noun A2 A uniform is a special set of clothes which some people, for example soldiers or the police, wear to work in and which some children wear at school. The town police wear dark blue uniforms and flat caps. Philippe was in uniform, wearing a pistol holster on his belt. She will probably take great pride in wearing school uniform. 2. countable noun You can refer to the particular style of clothing which a group of people wear to show they belong to a group or a movement as their uniform. Mark's is the uniform of the young male traveller–green army trousers, T-shirt and shirt. Synonyms: outfit, dress, costume, attire 3. adjective If something is uniform, it does not vary, but is even and regular throughout. Chips should be cut into uniform size and thickness. The results after applying the fake tan were uniform. The price rises will not be uniform across the country. Synonyms: consistent, unvarying, similar, even uniformity (juːnɪfɔːʳmɪti ) uncountable noun ...the caramel that was used to maintain uniformity of color in the brandy. [+ of] Synonyms: regularity, similarity, sameness, constancy uniformly adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] Beyond the windows, a November midday was uniformly grey. Microwaves heat water uniformly. 4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe a number of things as uniform, you mean that they are all the same. Along each wall stretched uniform green metal filing cabinets. Shrimp are raised in long uniform ponds, frozen in the nearby packing plant and shipped north. Synonyms: alike, similar, identical, like uniformity uncountable noun ...the dull uniformity of the houses. [+ of] Synonyms: monotony, sameness, tedium, dullness uniformly adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] They are all serious, smart, a bit conventional, but uniformly pleasant. The natives uniformly agreed on this important point. Collocations: issue a uniform It allowed them in return to issue a uniform bank note backed by the bonds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also issued a uniform code of laws throughout the empire, which made trade easier. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Between 1861-1862 the quartermaster department issued some uniforms but there were severe shortages. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Imperfections are removed by hand, before dousing the trophy in a gold bath, ensuring a uniform colour. Times, Sunday Times The inside will have faded from the deep pink of raw liver to a uniform colour with just a hint of pale pink. Times, Sunday Times Waxes give a subtle effect, stain accentuates the grain and dye provides the most uniform colour, evening out imperfections. Times, Sunday Times Under the proposals, tobacco companies would have to use packs in a prescribed, uniform colour with standard typeface, no branding and prominent health warnings. Times, Sunday Times Nonetheless, many professional suppliers of plants stick to peat because they find that it allows them to cultivate plants with the uniform colour and size required by big retail chains. Times, Sunday Times She gave them until the beginning of the next term, from when she imposed the uniform policy. Times, Sunday Times The battle over hemlines has been waged for decades between schoolgirls and exasperated teachers attempting to impose uniform policy, sometimes armed with tape measures. Times,Sunday Times She was told the style failed to comply with the school's uniform policy, which states that 'hairstyles with an extreme difference in length' are banned. Times, Sunday Times The school had enjoyed a period of harmony and success to which the uniform policy was thought to contribute. Times, Sunday Times She claimed 120,000 in damages and lost earnings after being sent home in 2006 for refusing to abide by the airline's uniform policy. The Sun Servicewomen were expected to wear uniform on their wedding day. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Soldiers and airmen were banned from wearing uniform in public. The Sun (2008) He was a round-faced, barrel-chested young man, wearing the uniform of a Law and Order sergeant. THE JOE LEAPHORN MYSTERIES (1989) He wore the uniform he had designed for himself, with subtle touches of gold braid and porcelain buttons. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE (1999) He was wearing the uniform of a second lieutenant in a cavalry regiment. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 制服 Japanese: 制服 |
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