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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
suit
suit UK [s j uːt] US [suːt] noun [ suits ] SET OF CLOTHES 1. <E > countable a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material • All the businessmen were wearing pinstripe suits. • She wore a dark blue suit. Thesaurus+: ↑Clothes which cover most of the body 2. <I > countable a set of clothes or a piece of clothing to be worn in a particular situation or while doing a particular activity • a diving/protective/ski, etc. suit • a swimsuit • a spacesuit • a suit of armour Thesaurus+: ↑Clothing - general words • She wore a classic navy suit. • Could you pick up my suit from the cleaner's for me, please? • He was dressed in a dark grey suit. • She always looks very professional in her smart suits. • It's regulation to wear suits at the office. LEGAL PROBLEM 3. countable ( also lawsuit ) a problem taken to a court of law, by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police, for a legal decision • He brought/ mainly US filed a $12 million libel suit against the newspaper, claiming his professional reputation had been damaged by the paper's stories. • a malpractice/negligence/paternity suit Thesaurus+: ↑Court cases, orders and decisions PLAYING CARDS 4. countable any of the four types of card in a set of playing cards, each having a different shape printed on it • The four suits in a pack of cards are hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds. Thesaurus+: ↑Playing cards PERSON 5. countable often plural informal mainly disapproving a man who works in an office and wears a suit, especially a man with a high position in a company who is considered not to have human feelings and good ideas Thesaurus+: ↑Kinds of men ↑Men and women verb transitive BE RIGHT 1. <I > to be right for a particular person, situation or occasion • Corn is grown a lot in this area - the soil seems to suit it very well. • The city lifestyle seems to suit her - she's certainly looking very well. Thesaurus+: ↑Being suitable or unsuitable 2. <A > (usually of a colour or style of clothes) to make someone look more attractive • You should wear more red - it suits you. • Short skirts don't really suit me - I haven't got the legs for them. Thesaurus+: ↑Wearing clothes ↑Decorating or making something attractive ↑Attractive ↑Sexual attraction ↑Smart and elegant Common errors: Remember that suit is not followed by a preposition. Don't say 'suit to/for someone' or 'suit to/for something', say suit someone/something: ✗ We need to find a solution that suits to everyone. • We need to find a solution that suits everyone. • The software can be modified to suit the particular needs of the end user. • How does family life suit you? • "Will a loan of $500 be sufficient?" "That will suit me fine." • I don't suppose I have any books that would suit your sophisticated tastes. • Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them? I think they'd be ideally suited. BE CONVENIENT 3. <A > to be convenient and cause the least difficulty for someone • We could go now or this afternoon - whatever time suits you best. • "How about eight o'clock outside the cinema?" "That suits me fine." Thesaurus+: ↑Being suitable or unsuitable Common errors: Remember that suit is not followed by a preposition. Don't say 'suit to/for someone' or 'suit to/for something', say suit someone/something: ✗ We need to find a solution that suits to everyone. • We need to find a solution that suits everyone. • The opposition leader accused government ministers of manipulating the statistics to suit themselves. • Which evening would suit you best for the party? • Part-time work would suit me right down to the ground. • Which time suits you better - 12.30 or one o'clock? • We can go to the seven o'clock performance or the eight - whichever suits you best. Idioms: suit somebody down to the ground ▪ suit yourself!
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