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

• 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。
• 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。
• Each wore a dark suit, white shirt, and tie.
  他们穿着黑制服，白衬衫，打着白领带。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？