dressing

Word family  noun dress dresser dressing adjective dressed ≠ undressed dressy verb dress ≠ undress

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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dress·ing /ˈdresɪŋ/ ●●○ noun  1  [countable, uncountable]DFF a mixture of liquids, usually oil and vinegar, that you put on salad or raw vegetables 〔放在色拉或生蔬菜上面的〕调料，调味酱 a vinaigrette dressing 醋油调味料 → French dressing, salad dressing2. [countable, uncountable] American EnglishDFF stuffing(1) 调味馅料，填料3  [countable]MI a special piece of material used to cover and protect a wound 〔包扎、保护伤口用的〕敷料，绷带 The nurse came to change his dressing. 护士来给他换敷料。 → cross-dressing, power dressing, window dressing

Examples from the Corpus

dressing• He prescribed the appropriate cleaning agents and dressings as required.• Most people also underestimate the calories provided by fatty foods and fat-containing sauces and dressings.• I pause here to point out that items such as dressings are available on prescription.• He had a bad cold and was shivering inside his dressing gown.• When they unplugged his dressings, fluid leapt from his flesh like some victorious spirit that had possessed him.• Very tasty as salad, lemon dressing.• They charged into the other dressing rooms, gabbling as they started a quick change for another number.• It is built of the typical pale Yorkshire brick with local stone dressings.• Change the dressing twice a day.

dress·ing nounChineseSyllable  

of a mixture oil usually Corpus liquids,

dressing
dress‧ing /ˈdresɪŋ/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] a mixture of liquids, usually oil and vinegar, that you put on salad or raw vegetables:
    a vinaigrette dressing ⇨ French dressing, salad dressing
2. [uncountable and countable] American English stuffing(1)
3. [countable] a special piece of material used to cover and protect a wound:
    The nurse came to change his dressing.
⇨ cross-dressing, power dressing, window dressing

dress·ingBrE /ˈdresɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdresɪŋ/ 🔊 noun (also ˈsalad dressing) [countable, uncountable] a thin sauce used to add flavour to salads, usually made from oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, etc. （拌制色拉用的）调料  ➡  see also French dressing [uncountable] (NAmE) = stuffing (1) [countable] a piece of soft material placed over a wound in order to protect it （保护伤口的）敷料 [uncountable] the act of putting on clothes 穿衣；穿戴◆Many of our patients need help with dressing. 我们的许多病人需要有人帮助穿衣。🔊🔊  ➡  see also cross-dressing, power dressing, window dressing