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a piece of outdoor clothing that is worn over other clothes to keep warm or dry. Coats have sleeves (= parts covering the arms) and may be long or short. 外套；外衣；大衣 
to wear a coat 穿外套 to put on/take off your coat 穿上／脱下外套 a fur coat 毛皮大衣 a leather coat 皮衣 a long winter coat 冬天穿的长大衣 - in a coat
a man in a black coat 一个穿着黑色外套的男人 I dressed in my finest blue wool coat. 我穿着我最好的蓝色羊毛外套。 He slipped the letter into his coat pocket. 他把信塞进大衣口袋。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona1Let me take your coat. 让我替你拿着外套。 The coat was buttoned up wrong. 外衣钮扣扣错了。 Why don't you take off your coat if you're hot? 如果你觉得热，为什么不把外套脱了？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- three-quarter length
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- don
- pull on
- put on
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- collar
- sleeve
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(old-fashioned in BrE 英式英语中为老式用法 a jacket that is worn as part of a suit （套装的）上装，上衣 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- three-quarter length
- …
- don
- pull on
- put on
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- collar
- sleeve
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the fur, hair or wool that covers an animal’s body 动物皮毛 
a dog with a smooth/shaggy coat 皮毛光滑的／蓬乱的狗 animals in their winter coats (= grown long for extra warmth) 长有冬季皮毛的动物（毛长而更保暖）。
Extra ExamplesTopics Animalsb2The dog sheds its winter coat once the weather becomes warmer. 这条狗天一变暖就会蜕掉过冬的毛。 a dog with a long shaggy coat 皮毛又长又蓬乱的狗
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- thick
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- shed
a layer of paint or some other substance that covers a surface 涂料层；覆盖层 to give the walls a second coat of paint 给墙刷上第二层涂料
Extra ExamplesMake sure the base coat has thoroughly dried before applying the top coat. 要确定底漆乾后再上面漆。 The room needs a fresh coat of paint. 这个房间需要新刷一层涂料。 Apply a coat of clear varnish. 涂一层清漆。 The floor needs another coat of varnish. 地板需要再涂一层清漆。 The windows were painted with undercoat and two coats of gloss. 窗户涂有底漆和两层光泽。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- light
- thin
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- apply
- put on
- dry
- coat of
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cote, of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
cut your coat according to your cloth
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to do only what you have enough money to do and no more 量入为出 We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but it was a case of cutting our coat according to our cloth. 我们想买一栋比这更大的房子，但这是一种量入为出的做法。