coat

[kəut]

n.外套, 上衣, 层, 表皮
vt.涂上, 覆盖, 包上

例句与用法：

You may hang your coat on the hook.

你可以把外套挂在钩子上。

I'll give my coat a good brush.

我要把我的衣服好好刷一下。

She was wearing a woolen coat, with a cotton blouse underneath.

她外面穿了一件毛外套，里面穿一件棉布衬衫。

The lady appeared with a luxurious fur coat.

那位夫人穿着华贵的毛皮外套来了。

The doctor gestured me to take off my coat.

医生做手势要我脱去外套。

The table was coated in dust.

桌子上覆盖了一层灰尘。

Jane bought a fur coat yesterday.

简昨天买了一件裘皮大衣。

词形变化：

形容词: coated | 动词过去式: coated | 动词过去分词: coated | 动词现在分词: coating | 动词第三人称单数: coats |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 外套, 大衣; (西装的)上衣

Martha was wearing a heavy tweed coat.

玛莎穿着一件厚花呢大衣。

2. (动物的)皮毛; (植物的)表皮

The dog has a long and shaggy coat.

这条狗长着一身长长的蓬松的毛。

3. (油漆等的)涂层[(+of)]

a coat of paint

一层漆

vt.

1. 涂在……上; 覆盖……的表面[(+with/in)]

The pill is coated with sugar.

这药丸包了糖衣。

2. 给……穿上外套

短语词组：

cut one's coat according to one's cloth

1. 量入为出

The government had to cut its coat according to its cloth in order to lower taxes that year.

那一年政府为了减税只能量入为出。

on the coat tails

1. 依靠……的帮助

He became successful on the coat tails of his father.

他依靠父亲的帮助取得了成功。