suit

noun

1. 套装；西装；西服
   a set of clothes made of the same cloth, including a jacket and trousers/pants or a skirt
   1. a business suit
      公务装
   2. a pinstripe suit
      一套细条纹西装
   3. a two-/three-piece suit (= of two/three pieces of clothing)
      一套两件 / 三件式西装
2. （从事特定活动时穿的）成套服装
   a set of clothing worn for a particular activity
   1. a diving suit
      潜水服
   2. a suit of armour
      一套盔甲
3. （扑克牌中）所有同花色的牌
   any of the four sets that form a pack/deck of cards
   1. to file/bring a suit against sb
      起诉；控告某人
   2. a divorce suit
      离婚诉讼
4. （扑克牌中）所有同花色的牌
   any of the four sets that form a pack/deck of cards
   1. to file/bring a suit against sb
      起诉；控告某人
   2. a divorce suit
      离婚诉讼
5. （具影响力的）高级管理人员（尤指财务方面的）
   a person with an important job as a manager in a company or organization, especially one thought of as being mainly concerned with financial matters or as having a lot of influence

verb

1. 对（某人）方便；满足（某人）需要；合（某人）心意
   to be convenient or useful for sb
   1. Choose a computer to suit your particular needs.
      选一台适合你个人需要的电脑。
   2. If we met at 2, would that suit you?
      我们两点钟见面，你方便吗？
   3. If you want to go by bus, that suits me fine .
      要是你想坐公共汽车走，那对我也合适。
   4. He can be very helpful, but only when it suits him.
      有时候他非常肯帮忙，不过那得他觉得合适。
   5. It suits me to start work at a later time.
      对我来说，最好晚一点再开始工作。
2. 相配；合身
   to make you look attractive
   1. Blue suits you. You should wear it more often.
      你适合穿蓝色。你该多穿蓝色衣服。
   2. I don't think this coat really suits me.
      我觉得这件大衣不大适合我穿。
3. 适合；适宜；有利于
   to be right or good for sb/sth
   1. This hot weather doesn't suit me.
      天这么热，我真受不了。

1. N-COUNT (男士的)一套外衣，套装，西装
   A man's suit consists of a jacket, trousers, and sometimes a waistcoat, all made from the same fabric.
   1. ...a dark pinstriped business suit.
      黑色的细条纹正装
   2. ...a smart suit and tie.
      帅气的西装和领带
2. N-COUNT (女士的)一套外衣，套装，套裙
   A woman's suit consists of a jacket and skirt, or sometimes trousers, made from the same fabric.
   1. I was wearing my tweed suit.
      我穿着我的花呢套装。
3. N-COUNT (从事特定活动时穿的)成套服装
   A particular type of suit is a piece of clothing that you wear for a particular activity.
   1. ...a completely revolutionary atmospheric diving suit.
      令人耳目一新的大气压潜水服
4. VERB 对…方便;满足…需要;合…心意
   If something suits you, it is convenient for you or is the best thing for you in the circumstances.
   1. They will only release information if it suits them...
      他们只会发布对他们有利的信息。
   2. They should be able to find you the best package to suit your needs.
      他们应该能提供满足你需要的最佳套餐。
5. VERB 讨…喜欢;中…的意
   If something suits you, you like it.
   1. I don't think a sedentary life would altogether suit me.
      我认为长期伏案的生活一点也不适合我。
6. VERB (服装、风格、颜色)使显得漂亮，与…相配;适合
   If a piece of clothing or a particular style or colour suits you, it makes you look attractive.
   1. Green suits you.
      绿色很配你。

You do not use the verb suit if clothes are simply not the right size for you. The verb you need is fit. The size 12 gown was gorgeousand fitted perfectly... The gloves didn't fit. You can say that something suits a person or place if it looks attractive on that person or in that place. It is really feminine and pretty and it certainly suits you. However, you cannot usually say that one colour, pattern, or object suits another. The verb you need is match. She wears a straw hat with a yellow ribbon to match her yellow cheesecloth dress... His clothes don't quite match.
表示衣服的尺码是否合适不用 suit，应该用 fit，如：The size 12 gown was gorgeous and fitted perfectly (那件 12 码的礼服看上去光彩夺目，而且大小正合适)，The gloves didn't fit (手套大小不合适)。可用 suit 来表示某物穿在某人身上或放在某处非常漂亮，如：It is really feminine and pretty and it certainly suits you (它真是又漂亮又有女人味，你穿上去一定好看)。然而通常不能用 suit 来表示颜色、图形或物件或其他事物相匹配，此时应该用的动词为 match，如：She wears a straw hat with a yellow ribbon to match her yellow cheesecloth dress (她戴了一顶缀黄丝带的草帽来搭配黄色的薄纱连衣裙)，His clothes don't quite match (他的着装不是很搭)。

7. VERB 随自己的意愿;随性子;自便
   If you suit yourself, you do something just because you want to do it, without bothering to consider other people.
   1. These large institutions make — and change—the rules to suit themselves...
      这些大机构总是随意制定规定，而且说变就变。
   2. He made a dismissive gesture. 'Suit yourself.'
      他做了一个很不屑的手势。“随你便。”
8. N-COUNT 诉讼;讼案
   In a court of law, a suit is a case in which someone tries to get a legal decision against a person or company, often so that the person or company will have to pay them money for having done something wrong to them.
   1. Up to 2,000 former employees have filed personal injury suits against the company...
      多达 2,000 名旧职员以个人伤害为由向该公司提起诉讼。
   2. The judge dismissed the suit.
      法官驳回了诉讼。
   3. In American English, you can say that someone files or brings suit against another person.
      (美国英语)起诉，控告
   4. One insurance company has already filed suit against the city of Chicago.
      一家保险公司已经对芝加哥市提起诉讼。
9. (扑克牌中的)同花色牌，花色
   A suit is one of the four types of card in a set of playing cards. These are hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades.
10. See also: bathing suit birthday suit boiler suit trouser suit
11. PHRASE 跟着做;照着做;仿效
    If people follow suit, they do the same thing that someone else has just done.
    1. Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.
       说服其余人跟着效仿的努力仍在继续。
12. PHRASE 对…非常方便;很合…心意
    If something suits you down to the ground, you like it a great deal or find it very convenient.
    1. Their London house suits them down to the ground.
       他们在伦敦的房子很合他们心意。

1. Today, as usual, he was wearing a three-piece suit
   像往常一样，他今天穿的是三件套。
2. Furniture can also be custom-made to suit your own requirements.
   你也可以按照自己的要求定制家具。
3. We may be able to design a course to suit your particular needs
   我们或许可以专门设计一门课程以满足你的特殊需求。
4. Shirley flicked a speck of fluff from the sleeve of her black suit
   雪莉弹掉了黑色套装袖子上的一点小绒毛。
5. He wore an ill-fitting green corduroy suit.
   他穿了件很不合身的绿色灯芯绒西装。
6. Marriage might not suit you
   婚姻也许并不适合你。
7. He was wearing a light-grey suit over a shirt
   他在衬衫外面套了一件浅灰色西装。
8. A Spanish judge rejected the suit on procedural grounds
   一个西班牙法官基于程序上的原因驳回了诉讼。
9. He put on his second best suit
   他穿上了自己那套第二好的西装。
10. Brambles snagged his suit
    荆棘把他的西服钩住了。
11. Don't spill water on your suit.
    不要把水洒到你的衣服上。
12. I was wearing my tweed suit.
    我穿着我的花呢套装。
13. They will only release information if it suits them
    他们只会发布对他们有利的信息。
14. They should be able to find you the best package to suit your needs.
    他们应该能提供满足你需要的最佳套餐。
15. I don't think a sedentary life would altogether suit me.
    我认为长期伏案的生活一点也不适合我。
16. Green suits you.
    绿色很配你。
17. These large institutions make — and change — the rules to suit themselves
    这些大机构总是随意制定规定，而且说变就变。
18. He made a dismissive gesture. 'Suit yourself.'
    他做了一个很不屑的手势。“随你便。”
19. Up to 2,000 former employees have filed personal injury suits against the company
    多达2,000名旧职员以个人伤害为由向该公司提起诉讼。
20. The judge dismissed the suit.
    法官驳回了诉讼。
21. Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.
    说服其余人跟着效仿的努力仍在继续。
22. Their London house suits them down to the ground.
    他们在伦敦的房子很合他们心意。
23. Despite the heat, he'd swapped his overalls for a suit and tie
    尽管很热，他还是脱掉工作服换上了西装和领带。
24. She was wearing a simple light-grey two-piece suit.
    她穿了身朴素的浅灰色两件式套装。
25. This suit fits perfectly.
    这身衣服穿着很伏贴。
26. Does the hat suit you?
    这帽子你可心吗？
27. Will the date suit you?
    这个日期对你合适么？
28. I got myself a new suit.
    我给自各儿买了一套新衣服。
29. The suit was well tailored.
    这套衣服裁制得很好。
30. This suit is made of very good material.
    这套衣服的质料很好。

suit sth to sth/sb

1. 使适合（或适应）某事物（或人）
   to make sth appropriate for sth/sb
   1. a business suit
      公务装
   2. a pinstripe suit
      一套细条纹西装
   3. a two-/three-piece suit (= of two/three pieces of clothing)
      一套两件 / 三件式西装

n.

in your birthday suit

• 光着身子；裸体
  not wearing any clothes

follow suit

follow suit

be sb's strong suit

• 为某人所长
  to be a subject that sb knows a lot about
  1. I'm afraid geography is not my strong suit.
     恐怕地理不是我的强项。

v.

suit your/sb's book

• 对某人方便（或有用）
  to be convenient or useful for you/sb

suit sb down to the ground

• 对某人非常方便；很合某人心意
  to be very convenient or acceptable for sb
  1. This job suits me down to the ground.
     这份工作我非常满意。

suit yourself

• 随自己的意愿
  to do exactly what you would like
  1. I choose my assignments to suit myself.
     我根据自己的喜好选任务。
• （表示听凭对方的意愿）自便，随便
  usually used in orders to tell sb to do what they want, even though it annoys you
  1. ‘I think I'll stay in this evening.’ ‘Suit yourself!’
     “今晚我就不出去了。”“随你的便！”

noun

1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
   1. the family brought suit against the landlord

   Synonym:    lawsuitcasecausecausa

2. a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
   1. they buried him in his best suit

   Synonym:    suit of clothes

3. playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack
   1. a flush is five cards in the same suit
   2. in bridge you must follow suit
   3. what suit is trumps?

4. a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank

5. a man's courting of a woman
   1. its was a brief and intense courtship

   Synonym:    courtshipwooingcourting

6. (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
   1. all the suits care about is the bottom line

verb

1. accord or comport with
   1. This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!

   Synonym:    befitbeseem

2. be agreeable or acceptable to
   1. This suits my needs

   Synonym:    accommodatefit

3. enhance the appearance of
   1. Mourning becomes Electra
   2. This behavior doesn't suit you!

   Synonym:    become

4. be agreeable or acceptable
   1. This time suits me