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shirt /ʃɜːt $ ʃɜːrt/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable]  1  DCCa piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms, usually has a collar, and is fastened at the front by buttons 衬衫 → blouse I have to wear a shirt and tie to work. 我上班要穿衬衫打领带。 a check shirt 格子衬衫2. keep your shirt on spokenCALM used to tell someone who is becoming angry that they should stay calm 保持冷静，不要发火〔用于劝说某人〕3. put/bet/stake your shirt on something British English informalGAMBLE to risk all your money on something 把所有钱都押在某事物上 → stuffed shirt

Examples from the Corpus

shirt• I have to wear a shirt and tie to work.• His jeans and checked shirt, though old and well worn, looked clean and of good quality.• Three buttons were missing from his shirt.• A young man looked at Ozzie, who was standing in the hallway, smiling, in his shirt and dusty Jeans.• Janir slipped off his shirt and pants and dove under the sheets.• She might never have ironed shirts, but she too had once upon a time brought Jacob little surprises, little presents.• Or else - more generously - I am buying one shirt for myself and two for my son.• Dann opened the door himself, looking warm and sticky in a pink short-sleeved shirt and bright green slacks.a shirt and tie• Beneath the boiler suit Morpurgo wore a shirt and tie.• The body carried no identification and was dressed only in boxer shorts, trainers, a shirt and tie and jacket.Origin shirt Old English scyrte

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shirt S2 W3 /ʃɜːt $ ʃɜːrt/ noun [countable]
1. a piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms, usually has a collar, and is fastened at the front by buttons ⇨ blouse:
    I have to wear a shirt and tie to work.
    a check shirt
2. keep your shirt on spoken used to tell someone who is becoming angry that they should stay calm
3. put/bet/stake your shirt on something British English informal to risk all your money on something
⇨ stuffed shirt

🔑 shirtBrE /ʃɜːt/ 🔊NAmE /ʃɜːrt/ 🔊 noun

a piece of clothing (usually for men), worn on the upper part of the body, made of light cloth, with sleeves and usually with a collar and buttons down the front （尤指男式的）衬衫◆to wear a shirt and tie穿衬衫，打领带◆a short-sleeved shirt短袖衬衫◆a football shirt足球衫  ➡  see also nightshirt, polo shirt, stuffed shirt, sweatshirt, T-shirt ●keep your ˈshirt on(informal) used to tell sb not to get angry 别生气；保持冷静◆Keep your shirt on! It was only a joke. 别生气！开个玩笑而已。🔊🔊●put your ˈshirt on sb/sth(BrE, informal) to bet all your money on sb/sth 把所有的钱全押在…上●the ˌshirt off sb's ˈbackanything that sb has, including the things they really need themselves, that sb else takes from them or they are willing to give （别人拿走或自愿送掉的）全部家当