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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

suit

英  [suːt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • suits

    1. [C 可数名词] （男）套装

    A man's suit consists of a jacket, trousers, and sometimes a waistcoat, all made from the same fabric.

    双语例句

    例：

    a dark pin-striped business suit.

    一套黑色细条纹的男士职业装。

    2. [C 可数名词] （女）套装

    A woman's suit consists of a jacket and skirt, or sometimes trousers, made from the same fabric.

    双语例句

    例：

    I was wearing my tweed suit.

    我穿着我的花呢套装。

    3. [C 可数名词] （特定活动时穿的）成套服装

    A particular type of suit is a piece of clothing that you wear for a particular activity.

    双语例句

    例：

    The six survivors only lived through their ordeal because of the special rubber suits they were wearing.

    6位幸存者因穿着特殊橡胶服躲过了一劫。

    4. [C 可数名词] 诉讼案

    In a court of law, a suit is a case in which someone tries to get a legal decision against a person or company, often so that the person or company will have to pay them money for having done something wrong to them.

    近义词

    lawsuit

    双语例句

    例：

    Up to 2,000 former employees have filed personal injury suits against the company.

    多达2000名前雇员已对该公司提起了人身伤害诉讼。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • follow suit

    1. 跟着做

    If people follow suit, they do the same thing that someone else has just done.

    双语例句

    例：

    Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.

    说服其余的人跟着做的努力仍在继续。

    VERB. 动词

  • suits , suiting , suited

    1. [T 及物动词] 对···方便 , 对···有利

    If something suits you, it is convenient for you or is the best thing for you in the circumstances.

    双语例句

    例：

    They will only release information if it suits them.

    他们只会发布对他们有利的消息。

    2. [T 及物动词] （某事物）合（某人）心意

    If something suits you, you like it.

    双语例句

    例：

    I don't think a sedentary life would altogether suit me.

    我认为久坐不动的生活方式完全不适合我。

    3. [T 及物动词] （衣服、款式、颜色等）适合（某人）

    If a piece of clothing or a particular style or colour suits you, it makes you look attractive.

    双语例句

    例：

    Green suits you.

    绿色适合你。

    4. [T 及物动词] 按照自己的意愿

    If you suit yourself, you do something just because you want to do it, without bothering to consider other people.

    近义词

    please

    双语例句

    例：

    People have tended to suit themselves, not paying much heed to the reformers.

    人们已趋向于按自己的意愿行事，不太听从改革者们。

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