| [/kəut; kot/] n 用法:
1 long outer garment with sleeves, usu fastened at the front with buttons 大衣:
a waterproof, fur, leather, etc coat 防水的、 皮毛的、 皮革的等大衣. 用法:
2 woman's jacket worn with a skirt （与裙子配套穿的女用）短外套:
a tweed coat and skirt 粗花呢的外套和裙子. 用法:
3 fur, hair or wool covering an animal's body （动物的）皮毛:
a dog with a smooth, shaggy, etc coat 长有光滑毛的、 粗毛的狗 *
animals in their winter coats, ie grown long for extra warmth 长有冬季皮毛的动物（毛长而更保暖）. 用法:
4 layer of paint or some other substance put on a surface at one time （涂颜料等的）一层:
give sth a second coat of paint 在某物上涂上第二层颜料. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) ,cut one's `coat ac,cording to one's `cloth (saying 谚) spend money or produce sth within the limits of what one can afford 量力而行; 量入为出:
We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but we had to cut our coat according to our cloth. 我们原想买比这个大些的房子, 但是得量力而为呀. turn one's coat desert one side, party, etc and join another, esp because it is profitable or advantageous to do so 背弃自己的一方、 党派等而加入另一方（尤指因有利可图或有好处）; 变节; 背叛; 改变立场. coat 2
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (in/with sth) cover sb/sth with a layer of sth 为某人[某物]加上一层东西:
coat fish in batter 把鱼蘸上一层面、 蛋、 奶调成的糊 *
biscuits coated with chocolate 外层有巧克力的饼乾 *
furniture coated with dust 落上灰尘的家具 *
a coated tongue 有苔的舌头. coating n 用法:
1 [C] thin layer or covering 薄层; 外层:
a coating of wax, chocolate, paint 一层蜡、 巧克力、 颜料. 用法:
2 [U] material for making coats (coat 1, 2) （做大衣或女外套的）面料. |