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evening dress

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈevening dress noun  1. [uncountable]DCC formal clothes that people wear for formal meals, parties, and social events in the evening 晚礼服2. (also evening gown) especially American English [countable]DCC an attractive dress that a woman wears to a formal meal, party, or social event in the evening 女式晚礼服
Examples from the Corpus
evening dressIt is absolutely vital to the sales of a popular car, a hi-fi radio, a camera or an evening dress.Busacher arrived first, looking grand and archaic in full evening dress, white tie and tails.Archer was in full evening dress.At ten o'clock Morton put on full evening dress, and took a cab to the Beresfords' mansion.The first three rows of the stalls were filled with people in evening dress.The Oistrakhs bow and scrape in evening dress, on Emi-tape.A man and woman in evening dress alighted from it.
ˈevening dress nounChineseSyllable
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evening dress
ˈevening dress noun
1. [uncountable] formal clothes that people wear for formal meals, parties, and social events in the evening
2. (also evening gown) especially American English [countable] an attractive dress that a woman wears to a formal meal, party, or social event in the evening


evening dressBrE /ˈiːvnɪŋ dres/ 🔊NAmE /ˈiːvnɪŋ dres/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] elegant clothes worn for formal occasions in the evening 晚礼服Everyone was in evening dress. 人人都身着晚礼服。🔊🔊 [countable] a woman's long formal dress 女装晚礼服