a garment for the upper body made of cotton or a similar fabric, with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front 衬衫,衬衣 ■[usu. with modifier]a similar garment of stretchable material without full fastenings, worn as casual wear or for sports 休闲(或运动)衬衣 ■a rugby shirt 英式橄榄球衬衣 ■[with modifier](Brit.)used to refer to membership of a particular sports team (英)运动队队员 Smith increased his chances of a Great Britain shirt with a penalty shot save. 史密斯扑出一个点球,增加了他成为英国国家队队员的可能性。
常用词组 keep your shirt on
(informal)don't lose your temper; stay calm (非正式)别发脾气;保持镇静
lose one's shirt
(informal)lose all one's possessions (非正式)丧失全部财产
put one's shirt on
(Brit. informal)bet all one has on; be sure of (英,非正式)在…上孤注一掷;确信 they'll confirm it's him, I'll put my shirt on it. 他们确认是他,我完全相信。
the shirt off one's back
(informal)one's last remaining possessions (非正式)最后剩下的财产
派生 shirted adjective
[often in combination]white-shirted bouncers. 穿着白衬衣的保安。
shirtless adjective 语源
Old 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'