- [countable, uncountable]
the special set of clothes worn by all members of an organization or a group at work, or by children at school 制服;校服 The hat is part of the school uniform. 这帽子是校服的一部分。 a military uniform 军装 Do you have to wear uniform? 你非得穿制服不可吗? - in (a) uniform
He was dressed in the uniform of a Royal Navy officer. 他穿着皇家海军军官的制服。 soldiers in uniform 穿军装的军人 a police/nurse's uniform 警察/护士制服 an army uniform 军装 a soldier out of uniform 穿便装的士兵 the uniform of the Parachute Regiment 伞兵团的制服 He quickly put on his uniform. 他迅速穿上制服。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicea2, Educationa2, Clothes and Fashiona2The limousine was driven by a chauffeur in uniform. 一个穿制服的司机驾驶那辆豪华轿车。 She was wearing the regulation uniform of tunic, hat and tie. 她穿着标准制服: 外衣、帽子和领带。 men and women who don military uniform to defend their country 身着戎装保家卫国的男男女女 A man in a uniform stopped us entering. 一个穿制服的人不让我们进去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- smart
- regulation
- …
- don
- be dressed in
- in (a/the) uniform
- out of uniform
- [countable, usually singular, uncountable] (North American English) (British English strip)
the clothes worn by the members of a sports team when they are playing (运动队)队服 a striped baseball uniform 条纹棒球服 the team’s away uniform (= that they use when playing games away from home) 该队的客场队服
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- smart
- regulation
- …
- don
- be dressed in
- in (a/the) uniform
- out of uniform
- [singular, uncountable]
the type of clothes that a person or group usually wears 清一色服装;统一服装 my standard teenage uniform of sweatshirt and jeans 我少年时代标准的衣着:运动衫和牛仔裤 the traditional banker’s uniform 传统的银行家制服 They wore the standard uniform of the American office worker. 他们穿着美国上班族的标志性服装。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as an adjective): from French uniforme or Latin uniformis (see uni-, form). The current sense of the noun dates from the mid 18th cent.