overalls

英 ['əʊvərɔːlz] 美['ovərɔlz]
  • n. [服装] 工装裤;工作裤

CET4TEM4中高频词

助记提示


1. over "从头至尾, 从一端至另一端" + all.
2. 字面含义:包括从头到尾的所有东西,包括从一端到另一端的所有东西,也就是涵盖从头到尾的一切。引申为:总体上的,全面的,包括一切的。
3. overall的复数形式。

英文词源


overalls (n.)
see overall. Compare French surtout "overcoat," literally "an over all," from sur- "over" + tout "all."

双语例句


1. I actually knew her, but in overalls I passed unrecognised.
实际上我认识她,但是我身着工作服,与她擦身而过的时候却没被认出来。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Despite the heat, he'd swapped his overalls for a suit and tie.
尽管很热,他还是脱掉工作服换上了西装和领带。

来自柯林斯例句

3. It burned clean through the seat of my overalls.
它把我工装裤屁股那块烧透了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He is in overalls today.
他今天穿的是工作裤.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He changed his overalls for a suit.
他脱下工装裤,换上了一套西服.

来自《简明英汉词典》