| 单词 | to dress down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto dress down to dress down [in sense 3 after to dress up] 1. transitive. To reprimand (a person) severely; to rebuke, admonish. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > rebuke or reprove [verb (transitive)] > severely dressc1405 wipe1523 to take up1530 whip1530 to shake upa1556 trounce1607 castigatea1616 lasha1616 objurgate1616 thunderstrike1638 snub1672 drape1683 cut1737 rowa1798 score1812 to dress down1823 to pitch into ——1823 wig1829 to row (a person) up1838 to catch or get Jesse1839 slate1840 drop1853 to drop (down) to or on (to)1859 to give (a person) rats1862 to jump upon1868 to give (a person) fits1871 to give it to someone (pretty) stiff1880 lambaste1886 ruck1899 bollock1901 bawl1903 scrub1911 burn1914 to hang, draw, and quarter1930 to tear a strip off1940 to tear (someone) off a strip1940 brass1943 rocket1948 bitch1952 tee1955 fan- 1823 [implied in: Relig. Inquirer 11 Jan. 37/2 [She] had given them a dressing down for it. (at dressing-down n. 1)]. 1843 Brother Jonathan 15 Apr. 434/1 As a general rule it may be set down that if a poet is abused it is done by a poet..a novelist dressed down, a novelist does the business. 1907 Times 2 Sept. 8/4 He was ‘dressing down’ him (the speaker) and the executive committee. 1932 P. Hamilton Siege of Pleasure ii. 104 Gee, she never knew she had a temper like that! She'd ‘dressed him down’ all right! 1959 A. L. Rowse Diary 11 June (2003) 295 The publisher made a hash of the book, and Spencer Curtis Brown weighed in to help Elizabeth dress him down. 1992 S. Holloway Courage High! xii. 106 Wells would take him aside and talk to him, rather than dress him down in front of his fellow seamen. 2008 Vanity Fair July 121/2 Mesa leapt from his seat to dress down the Cuban-government officials. 2. transitive. North American. To clean and salt (fish) for preserving. ΚΠ 1843 N. Amer. Rev. July 73 Eight, ten, and even twelve thousand have been caught, and must now be ‘dressed down’. 1889 K. Monroe Dorymates ix. 143 Owing to the delay of the morning, the second catch had to be ‘dressed down’ by lantern-light. 1962 A. Villiers Men, Ships & Sea xxviii. 251/2 He can rise before dawn and still be dressing down the catch past midnight. 2015 J. Hanna Pemaquid Penins. vi. 55 After the fish were ‘dressed down’, crew members told stories, read, played cards and drank into the night. 3. intransitive. To clothe oneself informally, or less formally than expected. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (intransitive)] > in specific way > in specific clothing to cover (one's head)c1340 boot1600 to be covered1611 to put on1611 robea1626 cloak1774 wrap1847 tuck1888 gown1896 flannel1919 to suit up1927 to dress down1941 1941 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk ii. 36 They're so grand that they have to dress down to keep from dazzling the canaille. 1968 D. E. Allen Brit. Tastes vii. 175 On Tyneside the different income-groups differ less sharply than elsewhere in the styles and standard of clothing that they purchase, as if the better-off deliberately chose to dress ‘down’ . 1988 D. French & L. Lee Working: My Life as Prostitute v. 79 Sunny had dressed down a bit but still looked like a well-kept suburban lady: brown pants, a beige print top, platform shoes, and big gold earrings. 2001 Times 30 Aug. 11/5 Sir Anthony sported a Hawaiian shirt while Mr Clinton dressed down in T-shirt, shorts and trainers. < as lemmas |
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