white tie

英 [ˌwaɪt ˈtaɪ]

美 [ˌwaɪt ˈtaɪ]

n.  (男用)白领结，正式晚礼服

牛津词典

noun

• （男用）白领结，正式晚礼服
  a man's white bow tie , also used to mean very formal evening dress for men
  1. dressed in white tie and tails
     身穿燕尾服打着白领结

英英释义

noun

• formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
  Synonym:dress suitfull dresstailcoattail coattailswhite tie and tails
• bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress

双语例句

• He was wearing a white shirt and a blue tie.
  他穿一件白衬衫，带了一条蓝领带。
• The pop/ electronica band The White Tie Affair chose to name themselves with this idiom.
  流行摇滚/电子乐队TheWhiteTieAffair就是以这个习语命名的。
• He typically wears a white shirt with a red tie and brown square trousers, hence his family name "SquarePants".
  他通常穿着白色的衬衫，红色领带以及棕色的裤子，也因此他的姓叫做“方短裤（SquarePants）”。
• He had an important appointment after class one day. He put on a white shirt, a tie and a conservative dark suit.
  一天下课后他有个重要的约会，他穿了一件白色衬衫，领带和保守的深色套装。
• And I need my white shirt, my red tie and my blue blazer.
  我还要我的白衬衫，红领带和蓝色夹克衫。
• With an evening coat and a white tie, even a stockbroker can gain a reputation for being civilized, said Oscar Wilde, the Irish poet and playwright.
  爱尔兰诗人及剧作家奥斯卡王尔德曾说：就连股票经纪人穿上晚礼服打上白领结之后，也会让人感觉彬彬有礼了。
• He wears green trousers, a white shirt and a grey tie.
  他穿绿色长裤，白色衬衫，打一条灰色的领带。
• As presidents& As President Obama surveys the Waldorf banquet room with everyone in white tie and finery, you have to wonder what he is thinking. So little time, so much to redistribute.
  当奥巴马总统环视沃尔多夫宴会厅时，你们大概要好奇他会想些什么：时间快不够用了，还有很多家产没分完呐。
• It was going to be a very formal affair, white tie and tails for the men, sweeping gowns for the women.
  这是正式的宴会，所以男人要带领带，穿燕尾服，女人们要穿长及地板的裙袍。
• Those Chinese people also refer to these jobs as "white guy in tie" events, or simply a "face job".
  中国人通常称这些工作为“白佬欢迎团”和“面子工程”。