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overdress

/verb oh-ver-dres; noun oh-ver-dres/US // verb ˌoʊ vərˈdrɛs; noun ˈoʊ vərˌdrɛs //

溢美之词,逾越,过头了,溢出

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Definitions

  1. 1

    o·ver·dressed, o·ver·dress·ing.

    • : to dress with too much display, finery, or formality: He certainly overdressed for the occasion.
    • : to put excessive clothing on: She tends to overdress her children.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a dress worn over another, which it covers either partially or completely.

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Examples

  • She will wear her white satin trained dress, with white lace overdress, which she had made for the last May ball, you remember.

  • A bodice and overdress of white cretonne flowered with red roses.

  • Overdress and bodice of white silk brocaded with scarlet roses.

  • Colonial overdress and bodice of white, brocaded with pale-blue roses.

  • And, besides, I want you to trim my lace overdress with fresh ribbons; you will have too much to do to-morrow to attend to it.