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hale

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hale /heɪl/ adjective  hale and hearty HEALTHYsomeone, especially an old person, who is hale and hearty is very healthy and active 〔尤指老人〕精神矍铄的,老当益壮的 She’s still hale and hearty at 74.74岁仍然精神矍铄。
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haleParents pressed against windows dividing the hale from the ill for views of their children.They represented one more barrier between the stricken and the hale, one more outward sign of difference.
Origin hale Old English hal
hale adjectiveChinese
Corpus who and old especially someone, is hale person, an hearty


Hale
Hale, Nathan /ˈneɪθən/
(1755–76) a US soldier who was caught by the British and hanged for being a spy (=someone whose job is to find out secret information about an enemy) during the American Revolutionary War. He is known for saying, before he was hanged, ‘I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country’.


hale
hale /heɪl/ adjective
 Language: Old English
 Origin: hal
hale and hearty someone, especially an old person, who is hale and hearty is very healthy and active:
    She’s still hale and hearty at 74.


haleBrE /heɪl/ 🔊NAmE /heɪl/ 🔊 adjectiveˌhale and ˈhearty(especially of an old person 尤指老年人) strong and healthy 健壮的;硬朗的<titled tranID="34" status="2">Clothes and fashion<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>服装与时尚</chn></titled>

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/(especially US) jewelry/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume 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 suit on 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/(especially US) your pajamas 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/well dressed 衣着时尚/新潮/考究
  • have good/great/terrible/awful taste 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/(NAmE also) runway 走 T 型台
  • be on/do a photo/fashion shoot 做专业摄影/时装摄影