C 上衣，外套 long outer garment with sleeves, usually fastened at the front with buttons

　coat　是可数名词，基本意思是“上衣，外套”，多指男式大衣，也可指女式或儿童服装，一般有袖，前面系扣。引申可指“（动物的）皮毛”。

　button ～　扣上外衣
　slip on ～　匆忙穿上外衣
　take off ～　脱掉外衣
　unbutton ～　解开外衣
　wear ～　穿着上衣
　heavy ～　厚实的外套
　loose ～　宽松的外衣
　ready-made ～　成衣
　tight ～　紧身衣
　warm ～　暖和的上衣
　white ～　白色外套
　fur ～　毛皮外套
　spring ～　春装
　winter ～　冬装
　in a ～　穿着上衣
　into a ～　穿上上衣

　This sheepskin coat becomes him.　这件羊皮上装他穿着很合适。
　The coat fits.　衣服正合身。
　My coat is too loose.　我的上衣太宽松了。
　The coat wears well.　这件上衣很耐穿。
　I would have been early enough, but I caught my coat on a nail just as I was leaving.　我本来会早来，没想到我正要离开时，外套被钉子钩住了。
　Get your coat on.　把外衣穿上。
　Many office workers wear a coat and a tie.　许多科室人员都着西装，系领带。
　Without hesitation he cast off his coat and jumped into the water to save the drowning child.　他毫不犹豫地把上衣一脱就跳下水去救那个溺水的小孩。
　They took off their padded coats and charged into the tunnel, armed with crowbars and dynamite.　他们脱掉了棉衣，手持铁锹和炸药，冲进了隧洞。
　Can you clean the coat of these dirty marks?　你能把这件外套上的污点洗掉吗?
　It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.　君子在德不在衣。
　No man can make a good coat with bad cloth.　劣布难制美装。
　The dog's coat was shiny and healthy-looking.　那狗的皮毛带有光泽，而且显得很健康。

 ♣ cut one's coat according to one's cloth
　量体裁衣，量入为出　spend money or produce sth within the limits of what one can afford
　We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but we had to cut our coat according to our cloth.　我们原想买比这个大些的房子，但是得量力而为呀。
　We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.　今年我们必须学会量入为出。
　They've learnt how to cut their coat according to their cloth since they moved to the countryside.　自从搬到农村后，他们学会了如何量入为出。
　My salary is not very large at the moment, so we must cut our coat according to our cloth.　我目前的薪水还不高，所以我们得量入为出。
　Times are changed and we must, to use the homely metaphor, cut our coat according to our cloth.　时代变了，因此，用朴实的隐喻来讲，我们必须“适应环境”。

 ♣ coat, clothes, clothing, dress, overcoat, suit
　参见clothes条。

　vt.　为某物涂抹 cover sb/sth with a layer of sth

　～ clothes　涂衣服
　～ a wall　涂墙
　～ thickly　厚厚地涂一层
　～ in　积满
　～ with　以…涂

　The oil coated the cloth.　衣服上涂满了油。
　The sugar coated the pills.　药丸上涂了糖衣。
　Mud coated his new cloth, and he had to wash it.　他的新衣服上涂上了泥，他不得不洗一洗。
　The dust coated the desk.　灰尘盖满了桌子。
　The wall was coated.　墙被涂过了。
　He is very angry because his new car was coated.　他很生气，因为他的新车被别人给涂了。
　Your tongue is coated.　你的舌苔长厚了。

 ♣ coat with　(v.+prep.)
　以（某物）包裹或覆盖（某物）　cover (sth) with a layer of (sth)
　Coat the table-top with a thin layer of varnish.　把桌面涂上了一层薄薄的亮漆。
　She coated the biscuits with chocolate.　她在饼干上涂了巧克力。
　He coated his chairs with white paint.　他在椅子上涂了一层白漆。
　The wind coated the washing with dust.　风给洗过的衣服盖上了一层尘土。
　Thicken the soup until you can coat a spoon with it.　把汤做得浓到能挂到汤匙上为止。
　The paper was coated with wax.　这纸涂着蜡。
　The wood was coated with special paint.　木头涂上了一种特殊的油漆。
　The car was coated with mud.　车身上裹了一层泥。
　He got coated from head to foot with slime.　他弄得从头到脚都是泥。
　I like these cookies that are coated with chocolate.　我喜欢那些裹有巧克力的甜饼。
　The plum is coated with sugar.　梅子的外表被裹着糖。
　The fields were thickly coated with ice.　田地被厚冰所覆盖。
　These are biscuits coated with chocolate.　这是一些外层有巧克力的饼干。
　This is a bullet coated with a copper-zinc alloy.　这是一颗包了一层铜锌合金的子弹。

　［同义词］ n. clothes, clothing, dress
　［词源］　古法语cote<中古拉丁语cota（外衣，上衣）