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T-shirt

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes
T-shirt, tee-shirt /ˈtiː ʃɜːt $ -ʃɜːrt/ ●●● S2 noun [countable]  DCCa soft shirt with short sleeves and no collar T 恤(衫),短袖运动衫 She was wearing jeans and a T-shirt. 她穿着牛仔裤和T恤衫。
Examples from the Corpus
T-shirtWhen he swung the door open he found a young man in a World Cup T-shirt and brown suede shorts.We went along with to investigate armed with a pile of Fun Fortnight T-shirts to see if the youngsters could make us laugh.We just argued about it loudly and wore the T-shirts and big foam rubber fingers.People on the streets wear T-shirts demanding his return.Late last year five women wearing T-shirts were stoned in Dili's central market for dressing inappropriately and talking on mobile phones.Zero is dressed in a plain white T-shirt and ill-fitting jeans rolled up about six inches.
Origin T-shirt (1900-2000) Because it is shaped like the letter T
T-shirt nounChinese
collar a shirt soft no short and sleeves with Corpus


T-shirt
T-shirt , tee-shirt /ˈtiː ʃɜːt $ -ʃɜːrt/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Because it is shaped like the letter T

a soft shirt with short sleeves and no collar:
    She was wearing jeans and a T-shirt.


T-shirtBrE /ˈtiː ʃɜːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtiː ʃɜːrt/ 🔊 (also ˈtee shirt) noun
an informal shirt with short sleeves and no collar or buttons, or just a few buttons at the top * T 恤衫;短袖汗衫