a piece of clothing (usually for men), worn on the upper part of the body, made of light cloth, with sleeves and usually with a collar and buttons down the front （尤指男式的）衬衫 
to wear a shirt 穿衬衫 a white/blue/red shirt 白色/蓝色/红色衬衫 He had a shirt and tie on. 他穿着衬衫，打着领带。 a long-sleeved/short-sleeved shirt 长袖/短袖衬衫 an open-necked shirt 开领衬衫 a button-down shirt 有领尖扣的衬衫 a cotton/flannel/silk shirt 棉/法兰绒/丝绸衬衫 She took a pen from her shirt pocket. 她从衬衫口袋里拿出一支钢笔。 a football shirt 足球衫 - in a shirt
A man in a striped shirt sat alone in the corner. 一个穿着条纹衬衫的男人独自坐在角落里。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona1He tucked his shirt into his pants. 他把衬衫掖进裤腰。 He wears a crisp white shirt to the office every day. 他每天都穿着挺括的白衬衫去办公室。 a footballer's shirt number 足球队员的球衣号码 I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. 我抓住他的衬衫领子。 He was dressed in a loose fitting shirt and pants. 他穿着宽松的衬衫和裤子。 He pulled on his shirt and ran down to see what had happened. 他穿上衬衫，跑下去看看发生了什么事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clean
- crisp
- fresh
- …
- button
- button up
- unbutton
- …
- button
- collar
- cuff
- …
- shirt and tie
Word OriginOld English scyrte, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse skyrta (compare with skirt), Dutch schort, German Schürze ‘apron’, also to short; probably from a base meaning ‘short garment’.
Idioms
keep your shirt on
put your shirt on somebody/something
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to bet all your money on somebody/something 把所有的钱全押在…上 It's a good horse, but I wouldn't put my shirt on it. 这是一匹好马，但我不会把我的衬衫放在它上面。
the shirt off somebody’s back
anything that somebody has, including the things they really need themselves, that somebody else takes from them or they are willing to give （别人拿走或自愿送掉的）全部家当 He was the type of person who would give you the shirt off his back. 他是那种会把衬衫脱下来给你的人。