undressing
/ʌnˈdres/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌnˈdres/ (ame, ipa) · /ən-ˈdres How to pronounce undress (audio)/ (ame, mw)
undressing — verb
- undressingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- undressings3rd person singular
- undressinging-ing form
- undressingedpast simple
1. to take off the clothes you are wearing, or to help someone else remove their cl
to take off the clothes you are wearing, or to help someone else remove their clothes — for example, undressing yourself after a long day, or undressing a child before a bath.
Bao undressed quickly after returning from the rain and put on dry clothes.
undressed + quickly (adverb collocation)
Lin gently undressed the toddler and guided her into the bathtub.
transitive use: undress + [person]
The doctor asked the patient to undress and put on a hospital gown.
Marco undressed in his bedroom before stepping into the shower.
After the long hike, Sari could not wait to undress and rest.
- strip
stronger and more urgent — often suggests doing it quickly or being forced
- disrobe
formal or literary, common in medical and theatrical settings
- take off one's clothes
more general and neutral; can replace 'undress' in any register
- dress
to put clothes on oneself or someone else
- get dressed
to put on clothes, the opposite action
文法句型
undress + object (transitive — someone else)
undress (no object, intransitive — oneself)
用法筆記
Frequently used with reflexive meaning ('undressed himself') or as an intransitive verb ('she undressed'). The transitive form ('undress the baby') is common in caregiving or medical contexts.
常見錯誤
undressing — noun
1. the act of removing your clothes, or the condition of being without clothes — fo
the act of removing your clothes, or the condition of being without clothes — for example, the routine of undressing at the end of the day, or the state of undress required at a spa.
The spa rules require complete undressing before entering the steam room.
adjective + undressing: complete undressing
Many people feel uncomfortable with undressing during a medical examination.
preposition + undressing: with / during undressing
The artist asked the model to maintain a natural pose during undressing.
In some cultures, public undressing is considered inappropriate behaviour.
The changing room offers privacy curtains for undressing after swimming.
- nudity
more general and permanent; can describe statues, art, beaches
- nakedness
more direct and ordinary; describes the physical state
- state of undress
idiomatic alternative; slightly more euphemistic
- dress
the state of being clothed; e.g. 'formal dress'
文法句型
[adjective] + undressing
state/period of undressing
用法筆記
This noun sense is most common in formal, medical, or rule-based contexts (spa rules, clinical guidelines, art modelling). In everyday speech, speakers prefer phrases like 'being undressed' or 'taking off your clothes'.