coat 1 S2 W3 / kəʊt $ koʊt / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a piece of clothing with long sleeves that is worn over your clothes to protect them or to keep you warm :

Billy! Put your coat on , it’s cold outside!

The kids took off their coats and threw them on the floor.

I need a new winter coat .

The lab assistants wear long white coats. → morning coat

2 American English a jacket that you wear as part of a suit 同义词 jacket

3 the fur, wool, or hair that covers an animal’s body :

a dog with a glossy coat

4 a thin layer of a paint or other substance that you spread thinly over the surface of something

coat of

He applied a light coat of varnish.

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COLLOCATIONS

types of coat

warm I was wrapped up in a nice warm coat.

heavy/light She was wearing a heavy coat and a thick scarf.

a winter coat You’ll need a good winter coat in Canada.

a waterproof coat I took my walking boots and a waterproof coat.

a trench coat (= a long raincoat with a belt ) a military-style trench coat

a duffle coat (= a warm coat with a hood, and buttons shaped like tubes ) He pulled the hood of his duffle coat over his eyes.

a tweed/wool/sheepskin/leather coat I love her black leather coat.

a fur coat (= made from an animal’s fur ) In Moscow a lot of the women wear fur coats.

a camel coat (= a thick pale brown coat made from wool, sometimes mixed with camel hair ) He wore a smart camel coat over his suit.

a morning coat/tailcoat (= a formal coat that men sometimes wear for weddings )

动词

wear a coat He was wearing a long coat.

put on your coat Mark stood up and put on his coat.

take off/remove your coat She took off her coat and went into the kitchen.

coat + NOUN

a coat pocket I thought my wallet was in my coat pocket.

a coat sleeve The small boy was pulling at his mother’s coat sleeve.

a coat collar He turned up his coat collar.

a coat hook (= for hanging a coat on a wall ) He hung his jacket on a coat hook in the hall.