:a long, loose piece of clothing that is worn on top of other clothes to show that someone has a high rank or an important job(象征身份或地位的)长袍,袍服
The priest wore a purple robe.牧师穿了一件紫色长袍。
— often plural常用复数
a judge's robes法官的长袍
The king was dressed in red robes.国王身穿红色长袍。
2
chiefly US:a loose piece of clothing that wraps around your body and that you wear before or after bathing, swimming, etc., or while resting at home浴衣;睡袍
Noun The priest wore a purple robe. with the coming of spring the hills will once again don their robes of green Verbrobed the queen in her ceremonial garments
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Take your pick and gift them with a personalized robe or on their own. Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2022 Pair it with the matching mid-rise bottom with an adjustable tie and coordinating cover-up tunic or robe dress. Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2022 Fleur du Mal's wrap robe features a sleeveless design that's perfectly suited for getting ready. Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Aug. 2022 It’s also never a bad choice to splurge on a comfy robe. Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 23 Aug. 2022 At the Zide Door Church of Entheogenic Plants in Oakland, Calif., the minister wears a robe covered in cannabis leaves. Julian Mark, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 The Connecticut Sun honor #WNBA legend Sylvia Fowles by giving her slippers, pajamas, a robe and a special gift from the Mohegan Tribe. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2022 After cutting a great promo in homage to Harley Race, Ciampa wore Race’s famed ring robe to the ring. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 For the stunning photo reveal, the actress wore a fluffy white robe off her shoulders.Seventeen, 2 Aug. 2022
Verb
The dress and robe the Queen wore at her coronation will be displayed. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 12 May 2022 Perfect for cosplaying, Halloween or just staying comfy at home, this textured tunic will help fans robe up like Rey (no trip to Batuu required). Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022 Consider this ultra-cozy cotton terry cloth robe the Netflix & Chill version of the Little Black Dress. Alexandra Cavallo, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, booty, clothing, robe, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German roubōn to rob
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ROBE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤long長袍▸➤loose, voluminous寬鬆的/肥大的長袍▸➤billowing, flowing飄逸的長袍◇a ghostly figure in flowing robes of white白袍飄飄的魅影➤rich昂貴的禮服◇The emperor was clad in a rich robe encrusted with jewels.皇帝身穿一件鑲滿寶石的華貴禮袍。➤embroidered刺繡長袍➤traditional傳統長袍▸➤ceremonial, choir, clerical, coronation(often with robes) , graduation, judicial, priestly, royal禮袍;唱詩班穿的長袍;神職人員穿的長袍;加冕禮袍;學位袍;法官袍;教士袍;王室長袍VERB + ROBE➤don, slip on穿上/迅速穿上長袍➤wear穿着長袍PREPOSITION➤in a/the robe身穿長袍◇an old man swathed in robes裹着長袍的老人➡ topic at clothes