| 释义 | union suit noun[ C ]
 USuk /ˈjuː.nj.ən ˌsuːt/ us /ˈjuː.nj.ən ˌsuːt/
 a old-fashioned piece of underwear, usually worn by men, that covers the whole of the body and the legs: (作为老式男式内衣的)连衫裤
 The building houses a temporary exhibit of vintage underwear: corsets, bras, stockings and union suits - the one-piece cotton T-shirt and underpants.大楼内临时陈列着复古内衣:紧身胸衣、文胸、长筒袜和连衫裤——连体棉质T恤和内裤。
 The play features four men in union suits and top hats.
 Throughout the 20th century developments in men's underwear continued, for example with the "union suit" of the early 1900s.
 The "union suit" was an all-in-one that later evolved into long johns, ankle-length skin-tight underpants.
 Union suits ruled for the first three decades of the 20th century.
 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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 binder
 bloomer
 bodice
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 slip
 uplift
 vest
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 wedgie
 wifebeater
 
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