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overcoat

/noun oh-ver-koht; verb oh-ver-koht, oh-ver-koht/US // noun ˈoʊ vərˌkoʊt; verb ˌoʊ vərˈkoʊt, ˈoʊ vərˌkoʊt //UK // (ˈəʊvəˌkəʊt) //

大衣,大氅,大衣的,氅

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
    • : Also called overcoating. an added coating, as of paint, applied for protection.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to apply an additional coat of paint to.

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Examples

  • “Maybe you need a good overcoat for Christmas,” Mister Ham was saying.

  • In his left overcoat pocket was the front-page logotype of the paper, and in his left pocket were 10 or 12 halftones.

  • A boxy white overcoat with a plunging neckline was a highlight, as was as a sand-colored crepe dress with an equally low neckline.

  • I have an overcoat I bought in Jermyn Street in London three years ago.

  • That night, he heads out into the bitter cold in a suit and overcoat to make his rounds of a sleepy neighborhood down the road.

  • Mindful of the military nature of the occasion he appeared in his old army overcoat, in spite of the heat.

  • Then Edwin was bending over it, with his ear close to her ear, and the sleeve of his overcoat touching her sleeve.

  • He fumbled under his overcoat for loose silver, drew out a handful and paid off the taximan.

  • At last I gave up, and by a sudden thought arose and pulled on my overcoat, and got my hat.

  • There was nothing in the pockets of the overcoat, but inside the hat he found pasted the initials L. P.