词汇 | dress the part |
释义 | (redirected from dress the part)look the partTo look like one specifically fits a particular role, occupation, etc. You can be an amazing actor, but to land a role, you also have to look the part. It turns out he's a hugely successful financial investor, but with those cargo shorts, he really doesn't look the part. look the partCOMMON If someone looks the part, they dress or behave in the way that is characteristic of a particular kind of person. You look the part of an English gentleman, so people trust you. Friends say he was in the Foreign Legion. He certainly looks the part: his hair is cut very short and he has a deep wound above his left eye. Note: This probably comes from the idea of an actor wearing a costume that suited the role or part that they were playing. look the parthave an appearance or style of dress appropriate to a particular role or situation (even if not being actually very well suited to it). 2005 Scotland on Sunday Sharapova meanwhile was having problems of her own. Dressed to kill in a gold trimmed dress with gold trimmed and spangly shoes, she looked the part even if her game did not let her act it. look/dress the ˈparthave an appearance or wear clothes that are suitable for a particular job, position, etc: I think Tim Evans should play Robin Hood. He really looks the part.He’s a funny kind of bank manager; he doesn’t dress the part at all. |
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