designer
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·sign·er1 /dɪˈzaɪnə $ -ər/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable] BOAVDsomeone whose job is to make plans or patterns for clothes, furniture, equipment etc 〔服装、家具、设备等的〕设计师，设计者 an interior designer 室内装潢设计师 a software designer 软件设计师dress/fashion designer 服装/时装设计师n COLLOCATIONStypes of designera fashion designer (=for clothes)the well-known fashion designer, Giorgio Armania dress designer (=for clothes for women)Christian Lacroix was one of Paris's most flamboyant dress designers.a top designer (=a very good and famous fashion designer)She always wore clothes by top designers.an interior designer (=for the colours, materials etc inside people's homes)The apartment's previous owners had hired an expensive interior designer. a graphic designer (=who designs the way pictures and words look in books, magazines etc)He's been working as a graphic designer for two years.a software/program designer (=for computer programs)Software designers are working on a new operating system.a Web designer (=for websites)The software allows Web designers to embed small programs into their webpages.a garden/landscape designer (=for gardens)A landscape designer was commissioned to design the garden.a furniture designerThe tables and chairs were made by the furniture designer Robert White.a costume designer (=for clothes for the actors in a play)He spent eight years as a costume designer for TV commercials.Examples from the Corpus
designer• Designers at Ford say the car's soft shape is supposed to be attractive to women.• Design development loop: involves the curriculum designer, program designer and teacher developers.• The show features clothes by famous fashion designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier.• Lately, designers are getting more power, perhaps sacrificing a bit of that sweetness, out of single-ended designs.• We asked our designer to create a series of very different looks using Allied furniture, carpets, fabrics and accessories.• Anyone with experience as a Web page designer can easily get a job.• I recommend hiring a professional designer.• Task lighting around the desk is the expected norm in most hotels, and some designers favour floor lamps beside the armchairs.• The designers showed that they understand her position.interior designer• The previous owners, one an interior designer, had renovated the whole place very much to Sue and Reg's taste.• Eighty interior designers had gathered to hear her at the Washington Design Center.• I recalled that a famous interior designer had been consulted on the layout.• For interior designers, sofas have always been a prime consideration.• He wondered if he'd have made a good interior designer.• She accepted John Saladino as an established and known interior designer.• Few carpet companies exhibit, making it an even more exclusive event for Stoddard Mercia amongst Britain's leading interior designers.• Add a border or binding down the leading and bottom edges of curtains for a real interior designer touch.designer2 adjective [only before noun] FASHIONABLEmade by a well-known and fashionable designer 由著名设计师设计的；名牌的，品牌的designer clothes/jeans/suits etc 名牌服装/牛仔裤/套装等designer label (=an expensive brand from a well-known designer) 大师品牌Examples from the Corpus
designer• They were accused of materialism, wanting designer clothes instead of babies.• Primo recognized one of the men-he had seen him in a designer jeans commercial-doing just what he was doing here: walking.• designer jeans• Investigating officers hope to seize the car, house and a fine collection of designer jewels at a hearing this spring.• The scurrying tourists with their Nikons and their designer shopping bags are transformed the instant they enter this muted space.• It's the designer suits and the $ 100 haircuts and the iron-fisted control freaks along the sidelines.• Williams wears the kind of designer tennis dresses that Davenport would be far too self-conscious even to consider putting on.designer clothes/jeans/suits etc• For a start, there's his burgeoning empire in designer clothes.• They date and marry stars, dress in designer clothes, and are phenomenally rich and cosmopolitan.• Some worshipers wear designer jeans and expensive, crocodile-skin boots, the uniform of many traffickers.• It's the designer suits and the $ 100 haircuts and the iron-fisted control freaks along the sidelines.• Primo recognized one of the men-he had seen him in a designer jeans commercial-doing just what he was doing here: walking.• They were accused of materialism, wanting designer clothes instead of babies.• I do go for designer clothes most of the time, because they last longer and are a far better quality.• Her designer clothes were from the pages of a glossy fashion magazine.From Longman Business Dictionarydesignerde‧sign‧er1 /dɪˈzaɪnə-ər/ noun [countable]JOB someone whose job is to design products, equipment, furniture, clothes etcThis former Lockheed aircraft designer helped develop more than 40 airplanes and spacecraft. → fashion designer → graphic designer → industrial designerdesignerdesigner2 adjective [only before a noun] designer clothes are fashionable and expensive and have been designed by a well-known fashion designera boutique selling designer clothesde·sign·er1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1designer2 adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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designer
de‧sign‧er1 W3 /dɪˈzaɪnə $ -ər/ 
noun [countable]someone whose job is to make plans or patterns for clothes, furniture, equipment etc:
an interior designer
a software designer
dress/fashion designer
■ types of designer
▪a fashion designer (=for clothes) the well-known fashion designer, Giorgio Armani
▪a dress designer (=for clothes for women) Christian Lacroix was one of Paris's most flamboyant dress designers.
▪a top designer (=a very good and famous fashion designer) She always wore clothes by top designers.
▪an interior designer (=for the colours, materials etc inside people's homes) The apartment's previous owners had hired an expensive interior designer.
▪a graphic designer (=who designs the way pictures and words look in books, magazines etc) He's been working as a graphic designer for two years.
▪a software/program designer (=for computer programs) Software designers are working on a new operating system.
▪a Web designer (=for websites) The software allows Web designers to embed small programs into their webpages.
▪a garden/landscape designer (=for gardens) A landscape designer was commissioned to design the garden.
▪a furniture designer The tables and chairs were made by the furniture designer Robert White.
▪a costume designer (=for clothes for the actors in a play) He spent eight years as a costume designer for TV commercials.
designer2 adjective [only before noun]
made by a well-known and fashionable designer
designer clothes/jeans/suits etc
designer label (=an expensive brand from a well-known designer)
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noun [countable]someone whose job is to make plans or patterns for clothes, furniture, equipment etc: dress/fashion designer
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adjective [only before noun]made by a well-known and fashionable designer
designer clothes/jeans/suits etc
designer label (=an expensive brand from a well-known designer)
Clothes 衣服
be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform穿着一身新衣裳／鲜艳的服装／化装舞会服／毛皮衣服／制服 be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)穿着黑色衣服／红色衣服／牛仔裤和 T 恤／最好的西服／皮衣／丝绸衣服／破衣烂衫 be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion穿好衣服准备上班／上学／赴晚宴／出席特殊场合 be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate打扮成男人／女人／小丑／海盗 wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes穿休闲服／名牌服装／二手衣服 wear jewellery/( jewelry/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfumeespecially
佩戴珠宝首饰／饰品／手表／眼镜／隐形眼镜；喷香水 have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suiton 戴着牛仔帽；穿着红色连衣裙／蓝色西服 put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet穿上／脱下衣服／外套／鞋子；戴上／取下头盔 pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks穿上／脱下外套；戴上／脱下手套；穿上／脱下袜子 change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas/( your pajamasespecially
换上牛仔裤／睡衣
Appearance 外貌
change/enhance/improve your appearance改变／提升／改善形象 create/get/have/give sth a new/contemporary/retro look塑造／获得／拥有／给某物以新的／现代的／复古的外貌 brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair梳／用洗发剂洗／洗／吹头发 have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle理发；换一个新发型 have/get a piercing/your nose pierced穿孔；穿鼻孔 have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed有纹身；在（胳膊上）刺花纹；去除纹身 have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery做整容手术 use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics使用化妆品；化妆
Fashion 时尚
follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions追求时尚；赶时髦 spend/waste money on designer clothes把钱花在／浪费在名牌服装上 be fashionably/stylishly/welldressed 衣着时尚／新潮／考究 have good/great/terrible/awfultaste in clothes着装很有品味／品味很差 update/revamp your wardrobe更新服装 be in/come into/go out of fashion流行；开始流行；不再流行 be (back/very much) in vogue（又开始／非常）流行 create a style/trend/vogue for sth为…创造了一种风格／趋势／潮流 organize/put on a fashion show策划／举办时装秀 show/unveil a designer's spring/summer collection展示／首次推出一位设计师的春／夏装系列 sashay/strut down the catwalk/( runwayNAmE also
走 T 型台 be on/do a photo/fashion shoot做专业摄影／时装摄影