overdress

1. Overdress: No, you don't have to show up in a ball gown, but do look the part.
   穿得显眼些：不，你不需要穿着舞会袍去上班，不过你要注重这方面。
2. If you are going to the beach for a seaside dinner, dress nicely ( no jeans) but don't overdress.
   如果你们要去海滩享受海边晚餐，穿漂亮点穿少点（别穿牛仔裤）。
3. But the most important question in any unfamiliar social setting must surely be whether it is better to overdress or underdress.
   然而，面对任何不熟悉的社交环境，最重要的问题必然是：穿着隆重还是穿着随意，哪一种选择更好。
4. One can overdress as well as appear sloppy.
   过度打扮以及显得邋遢都不好。

verb

1. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
   1. She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
   2. The young girls were all fancied up for the party

   Synonym:    dress upfig outfig updeck upgussy upfancy uptrick updeck outtrick outprinkattireget uprig outtog uptog out

2. dress too warmly
   1. You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot

   Synonym:    overclothe