coat
noun
verb
kəʊt noun
1 a piece of clothing with long sleeves that is worn over your clothes to protect them or to keep you warm 大衣,外套
Billy! Put your coat on , it’s cold outside!
比利! 穿上外套,外面很冷!
The kids took off their coats and threw them on the floor.
孩子们脱下外套扔在地板上。
I need a new winter coat .
我需要一件新的冬衣。
The lab assistants wear long white coats.
实验室助手穿着白色的长外套。
2 a jacket that you wear as part of a suit [美] 〔指套装的〕短上衣; AmE
3 the fur, wool, or hair that covers an animal’s body 〔动物的〕皮毛
a dog with a glossy coat
皮毛光滑的狗
4 a thin layer of a paint or other substance that you spread thinly over the surface of something 〔表面的〕覆盖物; 涂层
[+ of ]
He applied a light coat of varnish.
他涂了一层薄薄的清漆。
verb
5 to cover something with a thin layer of something else 覆盖; 盖; 在…上涂
A layer of snow coated the trees.
树上覆盖着一层雪。
coat sth with/in sth
Next, coat the fish with breadcrumbs.
接下来给鱼裹上一层面包屑。