释义 |
tailor1['teilə]- n.
- (尤指缝制男子外衣的)裁缝,成衣工
- [用作复数][俚语]机制烟卷
- vi.
- vt.
- 裁制(衣服);为…裁制衣服;为…做衣服:
The tailor tailored him a suit. 裁缝给他缝制了一套衣服。 a perfectly tailored suit 一套裁制完美的服装 The suit was beautifully tailored. 这套衣服裁制得很漂亮。 - (为某一特定目的而)剪裁,制作:
to tailor slipcovers 制作沙发套 - (按特定口味、目的)修改;使配合,使适应:
This is a novel tailored to popular taste. 这是一本为迎合大众口味而创作的小说。 You should tailor your spending to your income. 你应该量入为出。 The program was tailored to the needs of a special audience. 这个节目迎合了特殊观众的需要。
- 短语:
- ride like a tailor 不善骑马
- The tailor makes the man. [谚语]佛靠金装,人靠衣装。
- Tailors and writers must mind the fashion. [谚语]裁缝应注重时装样式,作家须反映时代色彩。
- the three tailors of Tooley Street 自称代表人民的一小撮人
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