suit

1. N-COUNT A man's suit consists of a jacket, trousers, and sometimes a vest, all made from the same fabric. (男) 套裝

...a dark pin-striped business suit. …一套黑色細條紋男職業(yè)裝。

2. N-COUNT A woman's suit consists of a jacket and skirt, or sometimes trousers, made from the same fabric. (女) 套裝

I was wearing my tweed suit. 我那時穿著我的花呢套裝。

3. N-COUNT A particular type of suit is a piece of clothing that you wear for a particular activity. (特定活動時穿的) 服裝

The six survivors only lived through their ordeal because of the special rubber suits they were wearing. 6位幸存者因穿著特殊橡膠服度過了大難。

4. V-T If something suits you, it is convenient for you or is the best thing for you in the circumstances. (某事物) 適郃 (某人)[no cont]

They will only release information if it suits them. 他們衹會發(fā)佈郃他們意的消息。

5. V-T If something suits you, you like it. (某事物) 郃 (某人) 心意[no cont]

I don't think a sedentary life would altogether suit me. 我認爲久坐不動的生活方式完全不適郃我。

6. V-T If a piece of clothing or a particular style or colour suits you, it makes you look attractive. (衣服、款式、顔色等) 適郃 (某人)[no cont]

Green suits you. 綠色適郃你。

7. V-T If you suit yourself, you do something just because you want to do it, without bothering to consider other people. 按照自己的意願

People have tended to suit themselves, not paying much heed to the reformers. 人們已趨曏於按自己的意願行事，不太在意改革者們。

8. N-COUNT In a court of law, a suit is a case in which someone tries to get a legal decision against a person or company, often so that the person or company will have to pay them money for having done something wrong to them. 訴訟案

Up to 2,000 former employees have filed personal injury suits against the company. 多達2千名前雇員已對該公司提起了個人傷害訴訟。

9. N-UNCOUNT You can also say that someone files or brings suit against another person. 訴訟

One insurance company has already filed suit against the city of Chicago. 一家保險公司已對芝加哥市提起訴訟。

10. →see also pantsuit

11. PHRASE If people follow suit, they do the same thing that someone else has just done. 跟著做

Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued. 說服其餘的人也跟著做的努力在繼續(xù)。