- 1連身工作服
Coveralls are a one-piece work suit — trousers and a top joined together, usually with long sleeves and a zip or buttons up the front. You put them on so paint, oil, dirt, or dust does not ruin the clothes underneath. Mechanics, painters, factory workers, and farmers wear them.
Coveralls Coveralls are a one-piece work suit是一件式的工作服 trousers and a top joined together褲子和上衣連在一起 usually with long sleeves通常有長袖 and a zip or buttons up the front前面有拉鍊或釦子 You put them on你穿上它 so paint, oil, dirt, or dust does not ruin the clothes underneath好讓油漆、油污、髒東西或灰塵不會毀了裡面的衣服 Mechanics, painters, factory workers, and farmers技師、油漆工、工廠員工、農夫 wear them都會穿它
In American English this is the usual word. British speakers more often say overalls or boiler suit for the same full suit, which is confusing, because in American English overalls are a different thing: trousers with a front flap and shoulder straps, and no sleeves.
In American English在美式英語裡 this is the usual word這是常用的說法 British speakers more often say overalls or boiler suit for the same full suit英式英語比較常用overalls或boiler suit來指同一種連身工作服 which is confusing這會讓人搞混 because in American English overalls are a different thing因為美式英語裡overalls是另一樣東西 trousers with a front flap and shoulder straps, and no sleeves前面有一片布、靠肩帶撐著、沒有袖子的褲子
Though actually, people do not always wear coveralls over other clothes. Many workers wear them as the work clothes themselves, with just a T-shirt underneath.
Though actually不過其實 people do not always wear coveralls over other clothes人們不一定是把coveralls套在其他衣服外面 Many workers wear them as the work clothes themselves很多工人直接把它當工作服穿 with just a T-shirt underneath裡面只穿一件T恤
The word is plural in form, like trousers: we say a pair of coveralls even though it is one piece.
The word is plural in form, like trousers這個詞的形式是複數,跟trousers一樣 we say a pair of coveralls我們說a pair of coveralls even though it is one piece即使它其實是一件
core核心畫面
組成cover + alls: clothing that covers all of you (or all of your clothes).
同家族的字
- coverthe first piece: to put something over
- overallsa related work garment; both are built on 'all'
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
coverallsnoun
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A coverall.
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