Definition of plain clothes in English:

plain clothes

plural nounˌpleɪn ˈkləʊðzˌpleɪn ˈkloʊ(ð)z

Ordinary clothes rather than uniform, especially when worn by police officers.
as modifier plain-clothes detectives
Example sentencesExamples
- He was chased by three to five policemen in plain clothes.
- The state police officers, armed and in plain clothes, have questioned dozens of voters in their homes.
- The men are in plain clothes and wear light raincoats or light overcoats over their uniforms.
- Some of that misunderstanding may have arisen innocently, if for example a witness saw a man leaping the barrier without realising that he was in fact a police officer in plain clothes.
- They would wear plain clothes over their uniforms going to and from work.
- Two were in police uniforms while the others wore plain clothes and they ran towards the women from the steps of the Underground station.
- After two years as a probationer he was seconded to the Vice Squad to work under cover in plain clothes, but two years was as much as he could take.
- Councillors have suggested that police consider patrolling the village during the evening in plain clothes and that private CCTV be installed.
- They must patrol in plain clothes to arrest those anti-social elements who indulge in eve-teasing.
- An off duty police officer, who was in plain clothes, and arrived on the scene at the same time as him, asked him to hold on to the man while he found out what was going on.
- There are at least a dozen of them, dressed in plain clothes, I was told, to avoid, alarming visitors.
- The strike is continuing and police in plain clothes continue to roam the estate.
- Undercover inspectors in plain clothes ride around the Metrolink routes and challenge passengers to prove they have a ticket.
- When it became clear that Stockwell tube was his possible destination, a team of armed police officers in plain clothes were alerted.
- The tactic of having the police in plain clothes near campuses has also paid dividends in catching eve-teasers.
- Officials are dressing in plain clothes and patrolling with a dog to blend in with other pet-walkers in the parks.
- We wore plain clothes rather than uniform and slept in them, including our shoes, for weeks on end.
- The policeman was in plain clothes and chewing gum.
- They were a ragtag bunch, dressed in all variety of military uniforms, some in plain clothes.
- He was arrested some time ago by a constable in plain clothes for using obscene language and dumped at Central Police Station.

Derivatives

plain-clothed

adjectiveˌpleɪnˈkləʊðdˌpleɪnˈkloʊðd

(especially of a police officer) wearing ordinary clothes instead of a uniform.
plain-clothed officers surrounded the car
Example sentencesExamples
- In broad daylight of mid-day, six plain-clothed policemen stopped them.
- She arrived at the house late last week, along with a plain-clothed female officer in a red VW Golf.
- The man, whom he said looked like a Pakistani was being pursued by three plain-clothed officers.

Definition of plain clothes in US English:

plain clothes

plural nounˌplān ˈklō(T͟H)zˌpleɪn ˈkloʊ(ð)z

Ordinary clothes rather than uniform, especially when worn as a disguise by police officers.
a detective in plain clothes
Example sentencesExamples
- The state police officers, armed and in plain clothes, have questioned dozens of voters in their homes.
- There are at least a dozen of them, dressed in plain clothes, I was told, to avoid, alarming visitors.
- The men are in plain clothes and wear light raincoats or light overcoats over their uniforms.
- We wore plain clothes rather than uniform and slept in them, including our shoes, for weeks on end.
- After two years as a probationer he was seconded to the Vice Squad to work under cover in plain clothes, but two years was as much as he could take.
- Undercover inspectors in plain clothes ride around the Metrolink routes and challenge passengers to prove they have a ticket.
- They must patrol in plain clothes to arrest those anti-social elements who indulge in eve-teasing.
- They were a ragtag bunch, dressed in all variety of military uniforms, some in plain clothes.
- The tactic of having the police in plain clothes near campuses has also paid dividends in catching eve-teasers.
- When it became clear that Stockwell tube was his possible destination, a team of armed police officers in plain clothes were alerted.
- Some of that misunderstanding may have arisen innocently, if for example a witness saw a man leaping the barrier without realising that he was in fact a police officer in plain clothes.
- The policeman was in plain clothes and chewing gum.
- He was chased by three to five policemen in plain clothes.
- Two were in police uniforms while the others wore plain clothes and they ran towards the women from the steps of the Underground station.
- He was arrested some time ago by a constable in plain clothes for using obscene language and dumped at Central Police Station.
- They would wear plain clothes over their uniforms going to and from work.
- Officials are dressing in plain clothes and patrolling with a dog to blend in with other pet-walkers in the parks.
- The strike is continuing and police in plain clothes continue to roam the estate.
- An off duty police officer, who was in plain clothes, and arrived on the scene at the same time as him, asked him to hold on to the man while he found out what was going on.
- Councillors have suggested that police consider patrolling the village during the evening in plain clothes and that private CCTV be installed.

adjectiveˌplān ˈklō(T͟H)zˌpleɪn ˈkloʊ(ð)z

plainclothes

attributive (especially of a police officer) wearing ordinary clothes instead of a uniform.
plainclothes troopers
Example sentencesExamples
- This hostility to the idea of plain clothes police delayed the formation of detective branches for many years.
- He was trapped by plainclothes police officers at Doncaster railway station.
- There will be more low-visibility policing, plain clothes officers working under cover to tackle major criminals.
- A plain clothes policeman sat close to the jury and armed officers were visible as the judge entered.
- Hidden plain clothes police officers using hand-held video cameras captured a number of youths on camera as they attacked a York school.
- A few minutes later a team of plain clothes police officers sprinted up to the cage and led away one occupant.
- He will lead around 30 special constables who will join uniform and plain clothes officers on the streets.
- He said whether the plain clothes officers would wear protective clothing in such a situation would depend on the circumstances.
- The publication took the form of the sale of a packet of photographs to two plain clothes police officers.
- Extra uniformed and plain clothes police officers will be patrolling the streets of Ashton town centre as part of the initiative.
- The team, headed up by a new detective, will patrol known troubled spots in uniform and plain clothes.
- Later at various times, plain clothes policemen would approach children individually and encourage them to go off with them.
- A man who assaulted two police officers and a plain clothes policeman in a hotel has escaped being locked up.
- Detectives and plain clothes Gardai were yesterday carrying out house-to-house inquiries trying to establish a motive for the attack.
- The plain clothes policeman accompanied by the businessman then prodded the buyer of the secondhand gadget to lead them to the supplier.
- Unfortunately, the driver was a plain clothes police officer, who quickly pieced the whole story together.
- He did not know he was a plain clothes police officer and thought he was a car thief.
- A driver who attracted the attention of plain clothes police officers on special burglary patrol was later found to be more than four times the drink drive limit.
- Uniform and plain clothes officers will attempt to snare troublemakers before warmer weather increases fire risks.
- The extra money will be spent on uniformed and plain clothes policing between now and the end of the year.
- A drug user who injured a plain clothes police constable after being sprayed with CS gas could face a jail term.

单词	plain clothes
释义	Definition of plain clothes in English: plain clothes plural nounˌpleɪn ˈkləʊðzˌpleɪn ˈkloʊ(ð)z Ordinary clothes rather than uniform, especially when worn by police officers. as modifier plain-clothes detectives Example sentencesExamples He was chased by three to five policemen in plain clothes. The state police officers, armed and in plain clothes, have questioned dozens of voters in their homes. The men are in plain clothes and wear light raincoats or light overcoats over their uniforms. Some of that misunderstanding may have arisen innocently, if for example a witness saw a man leaping the barrier without realising that he was in fact a police officer in plain clothes. They would wear plain clothes over their uniforms going to and from work. Two were in police uniforms while the others wore plain clothes and they ran towards the women from the steps of the Underground station. After two years as a probationer he was seconded to the Vice Squad to work under cover in plain clothes, but two years was as much as he could take. Councillors have suggested that police consider patrolling the village during the evening in plain clothes and that private CCTV be installed. They must patrol in plain clothes to arrest those anti-social elements who indulge in eve-teasing. An off duty police officer, who was in plain clothes, and arrived on the scene at the same time as him, asked him to hold on to the man while he found out what was going on. There are at least a dozen of them, dressed in plain clothes, I was told, to avoid, alarming visitors. The strike is continuing and police in plain clothes continue to roam the estate. Undercover inspectors in plain clothes ride around the Metrolink routes and challenge passengers to prove they have a ticket. When it became clear that Stockwell tube was his possible destination, a team of armed police officers in plain clothes were alerted. The tactic of having the police in plain clothes near campuses has also paid dividends in catching eve-teasers. Officials are dressing in plain clothes and patrolling with a dog to blend in with other pet-walkers in the parks. We wore plain clothes rather than uniform and slept in them, including our shoes, for weeks on end. The policeman was in plain clothes and chewing gum. They were a ragtag bunch, dressed in all variety of military uniforms, some in plain clothes. He was arrested some time ago by a constable in plain clothes for using obscene language and dumped at Central Police Station. Derivatives plain-clothed adjectiveˌpleɪnˈkləʊðdˌpleɪnˈkloʊðd (especially of a police officer) wearing ordinary clothes instead of a uniform. plain-clothed officers surrounded the car Example sentencesExamples In broad daylight of mid-day, six plain-clothed policemen stopped them. She arrived at the house late last week, along with a plain-clothed female officer in a red VW Golf. The man, whom he said looked like a Pakistani was being pursued by three plain-clothed officers. Definition of plain clothes in US English: plain clothes plural nounˌplān ˈklō(T͟H)zˌpleɪn ˈkloʊ(ð)z Ordinary clothes rather than uniform, especially when worn as a disguise by police officers. a detective in plain clothes Example sentencesExamples The state police officers, armed and in plain clothes, have questioned dozens of voters in their homes. There are at least a dozen of them, dressed in plain clothes, I was told, to avoid, alarming visitors. The men are in plain clothes and wear light raincoats or light overcoats over their uniforms. We wore plain clothes rather than uniform and slept in them, including our shoes, for weeks on end. After two years as a probationer he was seconded to the Vice Squad to work under cover in plain clothes, but two years was as much as he could take. Undercover inspectors in plain clothes ride around the Metrolink routes and challenge passengers to prove they have a ticket. They must patrol in plain clothes to arrest those anti-social elements who indulge in eve-teasing. They were a ragtag bunch, dressed in all variety of military uniforms, some in plain clothes. The tactic of having the police in plain clothes near campuses has also paid dividends in catching eve-teasers. When it became clear that Stockwell tube was his possible destination, a team of armed police officers in plain clothes were alerted. Some of that misunderstanding may have arisen innocently, if for example a witness saw a man leaping the barrier without realising that he was in fact a police officer in plain clothes. The policeman was in plain clothes and chewing gum. He was chased by three to five policemen in plain clothes. Two were in police uniforms while the others wore plain clothes and they ran towards the women from the steps of the Underground station. He was arrested some time ago by a constable in plain clothes for using obscene language and dumped at Central Police Station. They would wear plain clothes over their uniforms going to and from work. Officials are dressing in plain clothes and patrolling with a dog to blend in with other pet-walkers in the parks. The strike is continuing and police in plain clothes continue to roam the estate. An off duty police officer, who was in plain clothes, and arrived on the scene at the same time as him, asked him to hold on to the man while he found out what was going on. Councillors have suggested that police consider patrolling the village during the evening in plain clothes and that private CCTV be installed. adjectiveˌplān ˈklō(T͟H)zˌpleɪn ˈkloʊ(ð)z plainclothes attributive (especially of a police officer) wearing ordinary clothes instead of a uniform. plainclothes troopers Example sentencesExamples This hostility to the idea of plain clothes police delayed the formation of detective branches for many years. He was trapped by plainclothes police officers at Doncaster railway station. There will be more low-visibility policing, plain clothes officers working under cover to tackle major criminals. A plain clothes policeman sat close to the jury and armed officers were visible as the judge entered. Hidden plain clothes police officers using hand-held video cameras captured a number of youths on camera as they attacked a York school. A few minutes later a team of plain clothes police officers sprinted up to the cage and led away one occupant. He will lead around 30 special constables who will join uniform and plain clothes officers on the streets. He said whether the plain clothes officers would wear protective clothing in such a situation would depend on the circumstances. The publication took the form of the sale of a packet of photographs to two plain clothes police officers. Extra uniformed and plain clothes police officers will be patrolling the streets of Ashton town centre as part of the initiative. The team, headed up by a new detective, will patrol known troubled spots in uniform and plain clothes. Later at various times, plain clothes policemen would approach children individually and encourage them to go off with them. A man who assaulted two police officers and a plain clothes policeman in a hotel has escaped being locked up. Detectives and plain clothes Gardai were yesterday carrying out house-to-house inquiries trying to establish a motive for the attack. The plain clothes policeman accompanied by the businessman then prodded the buyer of the secondhand gadget to lead them to the supplier. Unfortunately, the driver was a plain clothes police officer, who quickly pieced the whole story together. He did not know he was a plain clothes police officer and thought he was a car thief. A driver who attracted the attention of plain clothes police officers on special burglary patrol was later found to be more than four times the drink drive limit. Uniform and plain clothes officers will attempt to snare troublemakers before warmer weather increases fire risks. The extra money will be spent on uniformed and plain clothes policing between now and the end of the year. A drug user who injured a plain clothes police constable after being sprayed with CS gas could face a jail term.
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