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robe

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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robe /rəʊb $ roʊb/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1 (also robes)DCC a long loose piece of clothing, especially one worn for official ceremonies 〔尤指正式典礼上穿的〕长袍 a priest’s robes 牧师的长袍2. DCC especially American English a long loose piece of clothing that you wear over your night clothes or after a bath 睡袍;浴衣 SYN bathrobe, British English dressing gown
Examples from the Corpus
robeKovitsky was up on the bench, in his black robes.The buffalo robes were good for keeping warm in carriages in northern cities.Monks in saffron-colored robes are everywhere, seasoning the landscape.An Arab's flowing robes and racing camels gleamed white against the ochre dirt.Each vied with others in the number of his retainers, the magnificence of his robes and accoutrements.Death raced from room to room, his robe flapping.Pizzi's garb-gold lame for days and more saffron robes than at a Hare Krishna convention-seemed intrusive.She slid her arms into her silk robe and tied it loosely at the waist.The robe is a richly patterned 7-by-10-foot cotton cloth whose abstract symbols represent the powers and obligations of kingship.
Origin robe (1200-1300) Old French stolen things, (stolen) clothes
robe nounChinese
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robe
robe /rəʊb $ roʊb/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: 'stolen things, (stolen) clothes'
1. (also robes) a long loose piece of clothing, especially one worn for official ceremonies:
    a priest’s robes
2. especially American English a long loose piece of clothing that you wear over your night clothes or after a bath
   SYN  bathrobe, dressing gown British English


robeBrE /rəʊb/ 🔊NAmE /roʊb/ 🔊 nouna long loose outer piece of clothing, especially one worn as a sign of rank or office at a special ceremony 袍服,礼袍(常于典礼中穿着以显示身份)coronation robes加冕礼袍cardinals in scarlet robes身披红袍的枢机主教 = bathrobe
robeBrE /rəʊb/ 🔊NAmE /roʊb/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they robe BrE /rəʊb/ 🔊 NAmE /roʊb/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it robes BrE /rəʊbz/ 🔊 NAmE /roʊbz/ 🔊past simple robed BrE /rəʊbd/ 🔊 NAmE /roʊbd/ 🔊past participle robed BrE /rəʊbd/ 🔊 NAmE /roʊbd/ 🔊 -ing form robing BrE /ˈrəʊbɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈroʊbɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sb/yourself (in sth) (formal) to dress sb/yourself in long loose clothes or in the way mentioned (给某人)穿上礼袍a robed choir身着礼袍的唱诗班The priests were robed in black. 各司祭都穿上了黑袍。🔊🔊