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three-piece

/three-pees/US // ˈθriˈpis //

三件式,三件套,三片式,三件式的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Clothing. consisting of three matching or harmonious pieces, as an ensemble of coat, skirt, and blouse for a woman or a suit of a jacket, vest, and pair of trousers for a man.
    • : having three parts.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a three-piece ensemble or suit.Compare coordinate.

Examples

  • The well, ghost or no ghost, is certainly a piece of history with a bold presence.

  • Their three-day scientific outing was paid for by Epstein and was big success.

  • Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.

  • One of the other cops fired three times and those who were still able to give chase did.

  • My doctor insisted that once I filed this piece I lie down on my bed and not get out.

  • It is thinner than that of chronic bronchitis, and upon standing separates into three layers of pus, mucus, and frothy serum.

  • I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.

  • I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!

  • I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.

  • There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.