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

• 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。
• He wears green trousers, a white shirt and a grey tie.
  他穿绿色长裤，白色衬衫，打一条灰色的领带。
• 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）”。
• 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？
• Penn was seen standing opposite Blake at the altar, looking dapper in a grey tuxedo-style suit with white shirt and grey tie.
  佩恩在神坛上站在了布莱克对面，一身灰色无尾礼服搭配白衬衫和灰色领结看上去风度翩翩。
• 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。
• 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。
• With an evening coat and a white tie, as you told me once, anybody, even a stock-broker, can gain a reputation for being civilized.
  你有一次跟我说过，无论是谁，哪怕是个证券商人，只要穿上晚礼服，戴上白领结，也就能博得文明人的雅誉。
• 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。