每日一分钟 | 'dressed to kill'是“打扮好去杀谁”呢？

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今天的俚语是dressed to kill，这个词是什么意思呢？今日份的English in a Minute告诉你答案！

dressed-to-kill 来自英语挑战者 00:00 01:00

Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.

Have you ever heard someone say they were 'dressed to kill,' don't worry, you're not in any danger -- it's just the opposite.

(conversation)

A: Do you see that couple over there?

B: Yeah, it looks like they are going into that new restaurant. They look great!

A: Oh, yeah! They are dressed to kill.

(end)

In American English, 'dressed to kill!' is a different way of saying 'dressed very attractively' or 'dressed to impress.'

dressed to kill就是穿得很吸引人的意思了

This phrase came from criminals...

In the past, people who were professional criminals often dressed in fancy clothing to hide the fact that they were doing horrible things.

没想到l真的是和犯罪有关呢！

So, if you were 'dressed to kill' back then, you would be wearing a pretty nice looking outfit.

And that's English in a Minute.

dressed to kill

穿着华丽，打扮得花枝招展