1 a formal set of clothes that are made of the same material, consisting of a jacket and either trousers or a skirt 套装;套服;西装:
He always wears a suit and tie to work.他上班总是穿西装,系领带。☞picture on page C6 见C6页插图
2 an article of clothing or set of clothes that you wear for a particular activity 参加某类活动的装束:
a tracksuit/swimsuit田径服;泳装
3 one of the four sets of 13 playing cards( hearts, clubs, diamonds)and(spades) that form a pack (红心、梅花、方块及黑桃四种花色中)同花色的一套牌或一组牌
☞Look at the note and picture at card. 参看card的注释及插图。
follow suit→FOLLOW
*suit²
/su:t ||; sut/verb
[T] (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时)
1 to be convenient or useful for sb/sth 方便;合适:
Would Thursday at 9.30 suit you?星期四9时30分你方便吗?He will help around the house, but only when it suits him.他会帮忙做家务,但只是在他方便的时候。
2 (used about clothes, colours, etc) to make you look attractive (指衣服、颜色等)合适,使漂亮:
That dress really suits you.你穿那套衣服真合身。
suit1/sut; suːt/n [C]1 a jacket and trousers or a skirt that are made of the same material and are worn together 套装﹐一套衣服〔用相同衣料做的短上衣和裤子或裙子〕: a light-weight suit 薄套装I wear a suit to work. 我穿套装上班。2 bathing/jogging etc suit a piece of clothing or a set of clothes that you wear for swimming, running etc 游泳衣/慢跑服等: a ski suit 滑雪服3 a LAWSUIT 诉讼﹔讼案: a civil suit 民事诉讼4 one of the four types of playing cards in a set of playing cards〔一副纸牌中﹐四种花色牌中的一种〕同花色牌BOILER SUIT, TROUSER SUIT, WET SUIT
suit2v [T]1 to be acceptable, right, or suitable for someone 适合﹔中…的意﹔对…方便: It's difficult to find a date that suits everyone . 很难找一个对所有人都方便的日期。There's a range of restaurants to suit all tastes (=the different things that people like). 有各种各样的餐厅可以满足各种口味。Either steak or chicken would suit me fine . 牛排或鸡肉我都可以。2 clothes, colours etc that suit you make you look attractive〔衣服﹑颜色等〕使…显得漂亮: I don’t think that new hairstyle really suits her. 我觉得那个新发型不太适合她。see box at见 CLOTHES 方框3 best/well/ideally etc suited to/for sth to have the right qualities to do something 最/相当/非常合适某事: Lucy's ideally suited for the job. 露茜非常适合这份工作。4 suit yourself used to tell someone they can do whatever they want, even though it annoys you 随你的便
suitsuitsuits1nounpronunciationThe word suit sounds like boot.1a jacket and trousers, or a jacket and skirt, that you wear together and that are made from the same material2one of the 4 sets that playing cards (= cards with numbers and pictures on them that you use for playing games) are divided into: The four suits are hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades.suitsuitsuitssuitedsuiting2verb (suits, suiting, suited)1If something suits you, it looks good on you: Does this hat suit me?2to be right for you; to be what you want or need: Would it suit you if I came at five o'clock?