"coats" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 外套
• 涂层

Definition

Coat 可以指穿在其他衣服外面的外套，用来保暖。它也可以指覆盖在物体表面的一层东西，比如一层油漆。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常指保暖的外衣；'jacket' 一般比 'coat' 更短、更轻。常见搭配有 'winter coat'、'raincoat' 和 'a coat of paint'。复数 'coats' 可以指多件外套，也可以指多层覆盖物，或某些语境中的动物皮毛。

Examples

The kids put on their coats before going outside.

孩子们出门前穿上了他们的**外套**。

There are two black coats by the door.

门边有两件黑色的**外套**。

The painter added two coats of white paint.

油漆工刷了两层白色**涂层**。

Grab your coats—it’s colder than I expected out there.

拿上你们的**外套**——外面比我想的还冷。

We left our coats in the car and had to run back for them.

我们把**外套**落在车里了，只好跑回去拿。

The walls need another couple of coats before the color looks even.

墙面还需要再刷几层**涂层**，颜色看起来才会均匀。