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词汇 underdress
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Definition of underdress in English:

underdress

verbʌndəˈdrɛsˌəndərˈdres
[no object]also be underdressed
  • Dress too plainly or too informally.

    穿着过分简朴(或随便)

    without a pinstripe you'd be underdressed

    不穿细条子料套装,你的衣着就显得过分简朴了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He actually felt underdressed in his nice gray suit and unbuttoned black shirt with matching shoes.
    • As it was an ugly day, I didn't wear a sport coat and felt a bit underdressed, even though I had on slacks, an oxford shirt and sweater vest.
    • She felt awkward and underdressed in her black gown, but it was all that she could find and afford.
    • We were out of breath, underdressed (no coats either) and famished, with at least two hours to kill before our key-bearing neighbours would be home.
    • Daryl felt a little underdressed in his blue jeans Led Zeppelin T-shirt and jean jacket complete with high tops.
    • Today, he said, it probably means a lounge suit but, he warned, always be overdressed rather than underdressed.
    • I felt terribly underdressed, in only a sweater and khaki's; I wished she had told me this was going to be formal dining.
    • If you are overdressed, underdressed, have on too much make-up or not enough, it can ruin your whole evening.
    • The man was wearing a suit, which made Josh feel underdressed in his dirty old jeans and jean jacket to match.
    • Plus, keep in mind that, as a general rule, you are always better off being slightly overdressed rather than underdressed, whatever the occasion.
    • In the work environment, it's generally better to be slightly overdressed than underdressed.
    • Christina felt unbelievably underdressed in her worn jeans and high school sweatshirt.
    • However, there is nothing worse than being inappropriately underdressed at a black-tie only affair.
    • This is a neighborhood where you feel underdressed if you're not wearing a coat and tie to walk the dog.
    • I had never felt so dressed up and underdressed at the same time.
    • She felt too underdressed in her jeans and sweatshirt.
    • I was wearing a pair of chinos and a (rather stylish) company polo shirt, but I felt quite underdressed as soon as I walked in the door.
    • I hoped I wouldn't look underdressed in my jumper and jeans.
    • And remember; when in doubt, it's usually better to be overdressed than underdressed.
    • I felt rather underdressed in my black woolly jumper.

Rhymes

acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, vicomtesse, yes

Definition of underdress in US English:

underdress

verbˌəndərˈdres
[no object]also be underdressed
  • Dress too plainly or too informally.

    穿着过分简朴(或随便)

    without a pinstripe you'd be underdressed

    不穿细条子料套装,你的衣着就显得过分简朴了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the work environment, it's generally better to be slightly overdressed than underdressed.
    • Today, he said, it probably means a lounge suit but, he warned, always be overdressed rather than underdressed.
    • As it was an ugly day, I didn't wear a sport coat and felt a bit underdressed, even though I had on slacks, an oxford shirt and sweater vest.
    • Plus, keep in mind that, as a general rule, you are always better off being slightly overdressed rather than underdressed, whatever the occasion.
    • However, there is nothing worse than being inappropriately underdressed at a black-tie only affair.
    • She felt awkward and underdressed in her black gown, but it was all that she could find and afford.
    • Christina felt unbelievably underdressed in her worn jeans and high school sweatshirt.
    • And remember; when in doubt, it's usually better to be overdressed than underdressed.
    • I felt terribly underdressed, in only a sweater and khaki's; I wished she had told me this was going to be formal dining.
    • I was wearing a pair of chinos and a (rather stylish) company polo shirt, but I felt quite underdressed as soon as I walked in the door.
    • I had never felt so dressed up and underdressed at the same time.
    • We were out of breath, underdressed (no coats either) and famished, with at least two hours to kill before our key-bearing neighbours would be home.
    • She felt too underdressed in her jeans and sweatshirt.
    • I hoped I wouldn't look underdressed in my jumper and jeans.
    • I felt rather underdressed in my black woolly jumper.
    • The man was wearing a suit, which made Josh feel underdressed in his dirty old jeans and jean jacket to match.
    • This is a neighborhood where you feel underdressed if you're not wearing a coat and tie to walk the dog.
    • If you are overdressed, underdressed, have on too much make-up or not enough, it can ruin your whole evening.
    • He actually felt underdressed in his nice gray suit and unbuttoned black shirt with matching shoes.
    • Daryl felt a little underdressed in his blue jeans Led Zeppelin T-shirt and jean jacket complete with high tops.
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