white coat
noun[C]
uk/ˌwaɪt ˈkəʊt/us/ˌwaɪt ˈkoʊt/apieceofwhiteclothingthat iswornover otherclothestoprotectthem by ascientist,doctor, or otherpersonworkingin aplacewherescientifictestsare done, orworkingwithchemicals,medicines, etc.:
（科学工作者、医生或其他进行科学试验的人在自己衣服外面穿的、起保护作用的）白大褂Innearbyambulances,doctorsinwhitecoatswaitedtoexaminethebodies.在附近的救护车上，穿着白大褂的医生等待着检查这些尸体。
She doesn'twearawhitecoatin theexaminingroom,worriedthat it mightdistanceher from heryoungpatients.她在检查室里不穿白大褂，担心白大褂可能会使她和年轻的病人之间产生距离。
Mostchemistryteachersdon'twearwhitecoatsintheirclassrooms.大多数化学教师在课堂上不穿白大褂。
Synonym
lab coat
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- Labcrewsinwhitecoats,latexglovesandmasksarehunchedover Petridishesandmicroscopeshuntingforanthrax.
- Instridesadoctorinwhitecoatandstethoscope.
- "Whitecoatsscarekids," says Biasotto, who says many of hiscolleaguesdon'twearlabcoats, either.
Idiom
men in white coats