Putting clothes on and taking clothes off

穿衣服和脱衣服

                     When you put your clothes on, you get dressed. When you take them off you get undressed or undress.

穿衣服用get dressed,脱衣服用get undressed $ undress 

                     You can also say that you put your clothes or a piece of clothing on.

穿衣服亦可用put on

                     The opposite is take sth off.

脱衣 take off

                     If you change from one set of clothes into another, you get changed. You change out of sth and change into sth different.

换衣服用get changed,把衣服换掉用change out of,换上衣服用change into:

                   Where do we get changed to go in the pool?

我们下游泳池前去哪里换衣服?

                   Why not change into something more com/ortabie? 5?什么不换件舒适点的衣服?

                     If you then put on the first set of clothes again, you change back into them.

换上原来穿的衣服用change back

                     To put sth on with difficulty is to get into sth.

费地穿上用get into:

                   JVe put on weight I car^t get into these jeans any more.

我发胖了,再也穿不上这条牛仔裤了。

Describing clothes and the way people look

描述衣服和衣着

Clothes can be形容衣服可用:

                     attractive and designed well: elegant 漂亮雅致elegant

                     untidy and dirty: scruffy 不整洁、邋遢•• scruffy

                     clean, tidy and rather formal: smart {especially BrE)

光鲜、讲究smart (尤用于英国英语)

                     fashionable and attractive: stylish 时鬆、髙雅stylish

                     not formal: casual 随便casual

                     very fashionable: trendy {informal)

时髦trendy (非正式)

                     fitting closely to your body: tight, close-fitting, skintight

紧身:tightclose-fittingskintight

not fitting closely: loose, baggy 宽松:loosebaggy

clothes off

穿衣服和脱衣服

                     When you put your clothes on, you get dressed. When you take them off you get undressed or undress.

穿衣服用get dressed,脱衣服用get undressed $ undress 

                     You can also say that you put your clothes or a piece of clothing on.

穿衣服亦可用put on

                     The opposite is take sth off.

脱衣 take off

                     If you change from one set of clothes into another, you get changed. You change out of sth and change into sth different.

换衣服用get changed,把衣服换掉用change out of,换上衣服用change into:

                   Where do we get changed to go in the pool?

我们下游泳池前去哪里换衣服?

                   Why not change into something more com/ortabie? 5?什么不换件舒适点的衣服?

                     If you then put on the first set of clothes again, you change back into them.

换上原来穿的衣服用change back

                     To put sth on with difficulty is to get into sth.

费地穿上用get into:

                   JVe put on weight I car^t get into these jeans any more.

我发胖了,再也穿不上这条牛仔裤了。

Describing clothes and the way people look

描述衣服和衣着

Clothes can be形容衣服可用:

                     attractive and designed well: elegant 漂亮雅致elegant

                     untidy and dirty: scruffy 不整洁、邋遢•• scruffy

                     clean, tidy and rather formal: smart {especially BrE)

光鲜、讲究smart (尤用于英国英语)

                     fashionable and attractive: stylish 时鬆、髙雅stylish

                     not formal: casual 随便casual

                     very fashionable: trendy {informal)

时髦trendy (非正式)

                     fitting closely to your body: tight, close-fitting, skintight

紧身:tightclose-fittingskintight

                     not fitting closely: loose, baggy 宽松:loosebaggy

British and American English differences

英美英语用法差异

a short piece of clothing with buttons down the front but no sleeves, usually worn over a shirt and under a jacket British English waistcoat

American English                  vest

西服背心英国英语是waistcoat,美国英 语是vest

a piece of underwear worn under a shirt, etc. next to the skin British English  vest

American English                  undershirt

g身内衣背心英国英语是vest美国英 语是 undershirt

                    a piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down and is divided into two parts to cover each leg separately

British English                       trousers

American English                  pants

裤子英国英语是trousers美国英语是 pants

m a piece of men's underwear worn under their trousers/pants

British English                       pants (or underpants)

American English                  underpants

(男用内裤英国英fpants (或 underpants),美国英语是 underpants

                    a loose dress with no sleeves, usually worn over a shirt or blouse

British English                       pinafore

American English                  jumper

无袖连衣裙英国英语是pinafore,美国 英语是jumper

                    a knitted woollen or cotton piece of clothing for the upper part of the body with long sleeves and no buttons

British English >                    jumper

American English                  sweater

针织套衫英国英语是jumper,美国英语 sweater

straps for holding trousers/pants up British English braces

American English                  suspenders

吊裤带英国英语是braces,美国英语是 suspenders

                    short elastic fastenings for holding up socks or stockings

British English                       suspenders

American English                  garters