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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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 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）
• He's wearing a blue suit with a white shirt and a striped tie, and he's smoking a cigarette.
  他身穿蓝色西服，配上白衬衣和条纹领带，抽着烟。
• 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 hope you don't mind my asking by why do you always wear that white tie.
  我希望你不介意我这么问，但你为什么总是戴那条白色领带呢？
• Sitting in a wooden dock in a dark suit, white shirt and black tie, Mr. Pistorius slumped forward and sobbed as the judge spoke.
  皮斯托瑞斯身穿深色西装和白衬衫，打着黑色领带，坐在木制的被告席上，他听法官讲话时，身体前倾，还低声啜泣。
• It is going to be a very formal party, white tie and tails for men, full-length gowns for women.
  这是非常正式的宴会，所以男人要打领带、穿燕尾服，女人要穿拖地长裙。