smock
/smɒk/ (bre, ipa) · [smˈɑk] /smɑːk/ (ame, ipa) · [smˈɑk] /ˈsmäk How to pronounce smock (audio)/ (ame, mw)
smock — noun
- smocksingular
- smocksplural
1. a roomy top or dress-shaped garment that you put above your regular clothes so t
a roomy top or dress-shaped garment that you put above your regular clothes so they stay clean, or a fashion garment made in that same loose style.
Yuna pulled a blue smock over her sweater before pottery class.
wear a smock over clothing
The kindergarten teacher wore a paint smock during the messy art lesson.
collocation: paint smock
A white smock hung by the studio door, still dusty with chalk.
At the museum shop, Camila tried on a smock dress with pockets.
The baker's white smock kept flour off his black shirt.
文法句型
wear / put on a smock
a paint / work smock
a smock dress
用法筆記
Usually countable and often used for a loose protective top worn over ordinary clothes. In fashion contexts, it can also mean a dress or blouse cut in the same roomy shape, even when it is not meant to protect anything.
常見錯誤
smock — verb
- smockpresent simple I / you / we / they
- smocks3rd person singular
- smocking-ing form
- smockedpast simple
1. to sew fabric into regular gathered folds with decorative stitching, especially
to sew fabric into regular gathered folds with decorative stitching, especially on part of a dress or blouse.
Camila smocked the cuffs with small stitches before sewing on the buttons.
smock + garment part
The tailor smocked the bodice so the dress would stretch more easily.
smock the bodice
Aylin learned to smock cotton by marking even lines across the cloth.
The pattern book showed how to smock a child's sleeve by hand.
Jiwoo smocked the front panel to give the blouse gentle folds.
文法句型
smock the bodice / cuffs / panel
be smocked at the sleeves / waist
用法筆記
Object is usually cloth or a specific part of a garment, such as a bodice, cuff, or sleeve. This verb belongs mainly to sewing and dressmaking contexts, not to ordinary dressing or wearing.