in a state of undress
She was in a state of undress when the doorbell rang.
门铃响时,她正处于衣衫不整的状态。
赤裸;裸露;未穿衣
undresses — plural of undress
部分或完全裸露
the state of having few or no clothes on; nakedness
Now more specifically, a state of having few or no clothes on.
部分或完全裸露
partial or complete nakedness
The painting shows the goddess in a state of partial undress, draped only in a thin cloth.
这幅画描绘的女神只披着一块薄布,处于半裸状态。
用法提示:此处 undress 是名词,指“裸露、未穿衣的状态”,常用 in a state of undress。
AI contextual example
He quickly pulled the blanket up to hide his undress when someone entered the room.
有人进屋时,他赶紧拉起毯子遮住自己裸露的身体。
用法提示:undress 用作名词表示“裸露、没穿衣服的状态”,这里作 hide 的宾语。
AI contextual example
The spa requires complete undress in the sauna area, but you may keep a towel.
这家水疗中心要求顾客在桑拿区完全赤裸,但可以围一条毛巾。
用法提示:undress 在此为名词,指“一丝不挂的状态”,complete undress 意为“全身赤裸”。
AI contextual example
She was in a state of undress when the doorbell rang.
门铃响时,她正处于衣衫不整的状态。
He was caught in undress by the unexpected visitor.
他被不速之客撞见时正衣冠不整。
The model posed in a state of partial undress.
模特以半裸的姿态摆好姿势。
较正式,常用于法律、艺术或描写中,指完全裸露;与undress相比更强调裸体本身而非脱衣动作。
最通用,既可指身体完全裸露,也可作比喻(如赤裸裸的真相);比undress更常用,undress略带委婉或指部分裸露。
侧重没有遮盖物,可指身体也可指物体表面(如光秃秃),用于人时不如nakedness自然,且常带有空乏、无装饰的引申义。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was in an undress.
正确表达He was in undress.
undress作为名词是不可数名词,前面不能加不定冠词an。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is undress.
正确表达She is in undress.
undress是名词,不能直接作表语;需用in undress表示状态。
与 undress 的“裸露”义相对,clothing 是衣物总称,指穿着的状态。
与 undress 的“赤裸”义相对,clothes 指日常穿着的衣物。
与 undress 的“裸露”义相对,attire 较正式,指成套的衣着。
undress强调脱衣的状态,nakedness是赤裸的固有状态
nudity多指艺术或文化中的裸体,undress更偏个人或医疗语境
处于裸露状态
The fire alarm caught me in a state of undress.
火警警报响起时,我正光着身子。
部分裸露
The painting shows a woman in partial undress.
这幅画描绘了一个半裸的女人。
脱衣的各个阶段
The photographer captured her in various stages of undress.
摄影师拍下了她不同阶段的裸露状态。
裸露程度
The dress code prohibits any degree of undress.
着装规范禁止任何程度的裸露。
前缀 un-(表示“相反/去除”) + 词根 dress(穿衣)。同前缀词:uncover、unlock;同根词:dress、dressed、dressing。
人们通常会在更衣室中脱去衣物,与undress的场所相关。
脱衣时通常需要隐私,与undress的状态有关。
undress意味着身体部位的暴露,概念上紧密相关。
undress涉及身体裸露的程度,body是该语义场的核心词。
处于脱衣或裸露状态时常伴随脆弱感,属于相关联想。
衣衫不整;半裸状态
I wasn't expecting guests, so I answered the door in a state of undress.
我没想到会有客人来,所以衣衫不整地开了门。
我没裸体。我只是处于一种没穿好衣服的状态。
This comic line is often associated with Detective Frank Drebin in the film 'The Naked Gun' (1988). The noun 'undress' here means partial or complete nakedness, but the formal wording makes the excuse sound deliberately deadpan.
这句滑稽台词常被归于电影《白头神探》(1988)中的警探弗兰克·德雷宾。名词 undress 在这里指部分或完全裸露,但正式的表达方式让这句辩解显得刻意冷面滑稽。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.