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

• He typically wears a white shirt with a red tie and brown square trousers, hence his family name "SquarePants".
  他通常穿着白色的衬衫，红色领带以及棕色的裤子，也因此他的姓叫做“方短裤（SquarePants）”。
• 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。
• 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 was wearing a white shirt and a blue tie.
  他穿一件白衬衫，带了一条蓝领带。
• And I need my white shirt, my red tie and my blue blazer.
  我还要我的白衬衫，红领带和蓝色夹克衫。
• 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。
• Each wore a dark suit, white shirt, and tie.
  他们穿着黑制服，白衬衫，打着白领带。
• Zhang, a man of medium height with coal-black hair and a slightly jowly face, dressed in a black suit, white shirt and black tie.
  张先生中等身材，有着煤黑的头发，穿着黑色西装、白色衬衣、黑色领带。
• 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。