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

• 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。
• With an evening coat and a white tie, as you told me once, anybody, even a stock-broker, can gain a reputation for being civilized.
  你有一次跟我说过，无论是谁，哪怕是个证券商人，只要穿上晚礼服，戴上白领结，也就能博得文明人的雅誉。
• He was wearing a white shirt and a blue tie.
  他穿一件白衬衫，带了一条蓝领带。
• Wearing a white tie in China signals a period of mourning.
  在中国，白领带是悼念的时候系的。
• A few minutes later Kravis appears, wearing a white shirt and checked tie, with a striking gold tiepin.
  克雷维斯随后也到了，穿着白衬衫、打着格子领带，金领带夹引人注目。
• 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。
• But could she really picture him dressed for the opera or the theater, in white tie and tails?
  可是她真的幻想他扎着白色领带穿着燕尾服出现在剧院。
• I'm going to wear a dark suit, white shirt, and a tie. Automation system engineering apparatus, whole set system and computer monitor system.
  我穿一套深色的西装，白衬衫，系领带。自动化系统工程仪表、成套系统、计算机监控系统。
• Michelle wore a simple knee-length black dress, with a dainty pair of black heels, while Barack opted for his standard outfit-a dark grey suit and a white shirt without a tie.
  第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马当晚身穿长及膝盖的黑色露背连衣裙，她老公呢？奥巴马先生也搭配传统的黑色西装一同出席，随性的他更以“无领带”样子出现。
• He was wearing a white shirt and a red tie.
  他穿着一件白衬衫并系了一条红领带。（n.领带）