dress down

英 [dres daʊn]

美 [dres daʊn]

（比平时）穿着随便

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB (比平时)穿着随便
If youdress down, you wear clothes that are less smart than usual.
1. She dresses down in baggy clothes to avoid hordes of admirers.
  她随便穿了件宽松的衣服以免被大批的粉丝认出。
See also:Campbell dressed them down in public.dressing-down

verb

dress informally and casually
1. On Fridays, employees can underdress
Synonym:underdress
censure severely or angrily
1. The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
2. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
3. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
Synonym:call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambastelambast

This is never more apparent than on "dress& down days", when what you wear can say more about you than any business suit ever could.
这种“以衣度人”的态度在“便装日”表现得更为明显，这时你的穿着比任何商务套装都更能说明你的一切。
She liked the dress that buttons down the back.
她喜欢从背部扣纽扣的女装。
She dresses down in baggy clothes to avoid hordes of admirers.
她随便穿了件宽松的衣服以免被大批的粉丝认出。
Help me to dress the dog down so that it would look nice.
帮我把狗洗洗，让人看上去舒服。
The tailor cut the dress down.
裁缝把衣服改小了。
In fact, people will pay more attention to what you wear on dress& down days than on "business professional" days.
事实上，人们更注重你的便装，而不是你的职业装。
They eschew badges of social rank here, dress down and de-stress.
在这儿，他们可以远离社会等级标记，穿着随便，尽情减压。
Some profes-sions, such as advertising, dress down all the time to demonstrate their creativity.
在有些行业，如广告业，人们则一直穿便装，以展示他们的创造性。
Q: Should I dress up or dress down on the first date? A: It depends.
问：第一次约会我应该穿得正式一些，还是休闲一些？答：视情况而定。
She leapt from the car, hitched up her dress and sprinted down the road after him
她从车上跳下来，提起连衣裙，对他一路紧追不放。