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单词 outfit
释义 out·fit
I. \ˈau̇tˌfit, usu -id.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: out (III) + fit (after fit out)
1. : the act or process of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
 < the outfit of the exploring party took several months >
2.
 a. : the tools, instruments, or materials comprising the equipment necessary for the practice of a trade or profession or for the carrying out of a particular project
  < a prospector's outfit >
  < a dentist's outfit >
  < a model plane outfit >
  < a shoeshine outfit >
 b. : wearing apparel with accessories designed to be worn on a special occasion or in a particular situation or setting
  < an outfit for a bride >
  < an outfit for graduation >
  < an outfit for camp >
 c. : physical, mental, or moral endowments or requirements
  < this addition that the dentist has made to my outfit — O.W.Holmes†1935 >
  < perception is only part of our mental outfit — A.S.Eddington >
3.
 a. : a group of people traveling together
  < shared our campfire with a packhorse outfit — Joyce R. Muench >
 b.
  (1) : a team of ranch hands
   < the whole outfit was commanded by a trail boss — R.A.Billington >
  (2) : ranch
   < almost all the big outfits use the stamp iron — S.E.Fletcher >
   < a dude outfit with a landing field — American Guide Series: Oregon >
4. : a group of people working together as a team: as
 a. : a political party or group
  < a small but influential outfit that has the balance of power in the city >
 b. : a military unit (as a division, regiment, or company)
  < enlisted men in line outfits all over the world — Yank >
  < a rear echelon outfit — Gene Baro >
 c. : a jazz band or combination
  < the three-piece troubadour outfit — P.E.Deutschman >
  < this fifteen piece outfitMetronome >
 d. : a Navaho social group based on family relationships that presents a united front toward outsiders
5. : an organization engaged in a particular industry or activity
 < a large manufacturing outfit >
 < worked for a publishing outfit >
 < the university employs more people than any other outfit in the city >
Synonyms: see equipment
II. transitive verb
1. : to furnish with an outfit
 < outfitted expeditions to far-off places — American Guide Series: Michigan >
2. : furnish, supply
 < outfitting every family with shoes — American Guide Series: Vermont >
 < required … the judge to outfit him legally — Francis Hackett >
intransitive verb
: to acquire an outfit
 < they outfitted for the long journey — American Guide Series: Texas >
Synonyms: see furnish
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