dress down
dress down — 片語動詞
- dress downbase form
- dresses down3rd person singular
- dressing down-ing form
- dressed downpast simple
1. To put on everyday, relaxed clothes instead of the formal business attire that a
穿便服
穿著比平常休閒的服裝
To put on everyday, relaxed clothes instead of the formal business attire that a workplace or occasion normally expects.
Joshua dressed down for the team barbecue, swapping his tie for a polo shirt.
Joshua 穿便服參加團隊烤肉，把領帶換成了 Polo 衫。
dress down + for + occasion
After the air conditioning broke, the whole office was told to dress down.
冷氣壞掉之後，整個辦公室的人都被要求穿便服上班。
Gita dressed down and wore shorts to the workshop, surprising her colleagues.
Gita 穿便服、套上短褲去參加工作坊，讓同事們很驚訝。
dress down — intransitive, followed by 'and' + action
Putri's company lets everyone dress down during the hot summer months.
Putri 的公司讓大家在炎熱的夏季月份穿便服上班。
dress down + during + period
Amira dressed down for the practice interview, saving her suit for the real thing.
Amira 穿便服去參加模擬面試，把正式套裝留到真正上場時再穿。
dress down + for + specific event
- dress down for
- dress down on
- dress down during
- dress casually
more general; does not imply a change away from formal wear
- dress informally
slightly more formal register; often used in written dress-code notices
- dress up
to wear more formal or elegant clothes for a special occasion
- dress formally
to wear business suits or evening attire as expected
文法句型
dress down
dress down + for + event
dress down + on + day
用法筆記
This sense is always intransitive — it never takes an object naming the clothes themselves. The occasion, reason, or time period can be added after 'for', 'on', or 'during'. Distinguish from sense 2 (reprimand), which is always transitive and takes a person as its object.
常見錯誤
2. To speak to someone in a very angry and critical way because they have made a mi
斥責
以嚴厲言詞批評某人的過錯
To speak to someone in a very angry and critical way because they have made a mistake or behaved badly, especially in a work or military setting.
Eitan dressed the sales team down for missing the quarterly target by a wide margin.
Eitan 因為銷售團隊的季度業績落後太多而嚴厲斥責了他們。
dress + noun group + down — separable
Feng was dressed down by the head chef for serving cold soup to a guest.
Feng 因為把冷湯端給客人而被主廚狠狠訓了一頓。
passive: be dressed down + by + agent
The sergeant dressed Kian down in front of the platoon for losing his rifle.
士官長在全排面前斥責 Kian 弄丟了步槍。
Camille dressed the intern down for using the company van without permission.
Camille 嚴厲斥責了實習生擅自使用公司貨車。
Stefan's supervisor dressed him down for sending an angry email to a client.
Stefan 的主管因為他寄了一封怒氣沖沖的郵件給客戶而斥責他。
dress + pronoun + down — pronoun must split the verb
- dress someone down for
- dress down publicly
- severely dressed down
- praise
to express warm approval
- compliment
to express admiration or approval, often more personal
文法句型
dress + somebody + down
dress down + somebody
be dressed down + by + somebody
用法筆記
This phrasal verb is separable. When the object is a pronoun (him, her, them), it must sit between 'dress' and 'down.' When the object is a full noun, either order is acceptable. Frequently appears in passive constructions ('was dressed down by').
常見錯誤
dress down — 形容詞
1. Describing a workplace arrangement that permits jeans, T-shirts, and other relax
便服式
允許穿休閒服裝上班的
Describing a workplace arrangement that permits jeans, T-shirts, and other relaxed clothing instead of suits or formal office wear.
The tech startup introduced a dress-down policy that allows hoodies and trainers.
那間科技新創公司推出了便服式政策，允許員工穿連帽衫和運動鞋上班。
collocation: dress-down policy
Felix wore a polo shirt on the first dress-down Friday of the month.
Felix 在當月的第一個便服式星期五穿了 Polo 衫。
collocation: dress-down Friday
The employee handbook explains the dress-down rules for each department in detail.
員工手冊詳細說明了各部門的便服式規定。
David prefers dress-down days because he finds suits uncomfortable in summer.
David 偏愛便服式日子，因為他覺得夏天穿西裝很不舒服。
collocation: dress-down day
- dress-down policy
- dress-down day
- dress-down Friday
- dress-down code
- dress-down rules
文法句型
dress-down + noun
用法筆記
Always used before a noun (attributive position only). Must be hyphenated when written as a compound adjective. Common noun partners: 'policy', 'day', 'Friday', 'code', 'rules'. Do not use after a linking verb ('the office is dress-down' is incorrect).
常見錯誤
dress down — 名詞
1. A workplace arrangement that lets staff members wear casual clothes like jeans a
便服政策
允許員工穿便服上班的規定
A workplace arrangement that lets staff members wear casual clothes like jeans and trainers instead of formal business attire.
The new dress-down was popular among the engineers in the research lab.
新的便服政策在研究實驗室的工程師之間很受歡迎。
the + dress-down — uncountable noun
The receptionist thinks the dress-down has made the office feel less stiff and formal.
櫃檯人員覺得便服政策讓辦公室不再那麼沉悶拘謹。
The human resources team announced a permanent dress-down starting next quarter.
人力資源團隊宣布從下季開始實施永久性的便服政策。
The dress-down saved everyone money on dry cleaning, according to the finance team.
據財務部門的說法，便服政策讓大家每個月都省下了一筆送洗費。
After the survey, management decided to expand the dress-down to four days a week.
調查結果出爐後，管理階層決定將便服政策擴大到每週四天。
expand + the dress-down — noun as object of expand
- introduce a dress-down
- permanent dress-down
- expand the dress-down
- the dress-down applies to
- casual dress policy
more formal phrasing; used in official HR documents
- casual dress code
broader term; can refer to unwritten norms as well as formal policies
- business dress code
requiring suits, ties, skirts, or blazers
- formal dress code
requiring the strictest level of professional attire
文法句型
the + dress-down
a + dress-down
用法筆記
Typically treated as a singular uncountable noun. Usually preceded by 'the' when referring to a known policy. Takes a singular verb. The plural 'dress-downs' is very rare and used only when contrasting multiple distinct policies.