n (1)(男)套服，(女)套裙(set of outer clothes，usu all of the same material，includ-ing a short coat (jacket) with trousers (and waistcoat) or a skirt)[C]：a two-/three-piece～两/三件套西装;a dark/tweed/pin-strip～一身深色/花呢/细条套服;a lounge/business/dress～一套男西装/西装/燕尾服;a trouser-～(女)长裤套装;one's made-to-order～某人的定做套服;She only had coupons for one～. 她只有买一套衣服的礼券。〖同〗clothes，clothing;

(2)特种用途的套服(set of clothes for a special activity or purpose)[C]：a bathing～浴衣;a diving/sports/asbestos～潜水/运动/石棉服;a～of armour 一副盔甲;〖同〗uniform;

(3)官司，诉讼(case in a law court)[C](=lawsuit)：a civil/criminal/divorce～民事/刑事/离婚诉讼;win/lose one's～打赢/输了官司;file/bring a～against sb 对某人提起诉讼;have a good～against the embezzler 有充足的证据起诉那个挪用公款者;〖同〗lawsuit;

(4)同花色的一组牌(any of the four sets of playing cards — spades，hearts，diamonds，clubs)[C]：In a pack of cards there are four～s：clubs，diamonds，hearts and spades. 在一副牌中有四种花色牌：梅花、方块、红桃和黑桃。In the game of bridge，hearts and spades are the major～s.在桥牌中，红桃和黑桃是主花牌。follow suit 出同花色的牌;效仿某人，照着做;

(5)求婚(proposal of marriage to a woman)[C](旧用法)：pay～to 向……求婚;respond to one's wooer's～答复求爱者的求婚;He knew that his～was helpless. 他知道他的求婚是徒劳的。〖同〗court;

(6)请(恳)求(act of making an appeal to a person in authority)[U]：grant sb's/press one's～答应某人的请求/坚决恳求;His～for mercy was moving. 他请求宽恕的言辞令人动心。〖同〗appeal，begging;

→′suiting n 西服料;′suitcase n 手提衣箱;

v(1)合心意，合适;方便 (satisfy the needs of;be convenient for)[I，T+n]：That day/time will～. 那天/个时间合适。Would Monday morning～you? 星期一上午对你合适吗? The later flight/six o'clock train/working conditions～ed me very well. 晚些时候的航班/6点的火车/工作条件对我非常合适。It doesn't～him to work on Saturdays. 星期六上班对他不合适。It is hard to～everybody. 众口难调。Very spicy food doesn't～my stomach. 辛辣的食物不合我的胃口。〖同〗accommodate，content，satisfy，please，delight;

(2)合适(身)，相配(be right or look good on sb)[T+n]：Long hair/The skirt/The blue sweater～s her. 长发/那裙子/那蓝色外衣非常适合她。That colour doesn't～your complexion. 那颜色不适合你的肤色。It doesn't～you to have your hair cut short. 剪短发不适合你。〖同〗match，fit，agree with;〖反〗disagree with;

(3)使适合(make sth appropriate，fit or suitable)[T+n+prep (to)]：～one's speech to one's audience 使自己的演讲适合听众的口味;～the punishment to the crime 以罪量刑;～the action to the word 使言行一致;These clothes are really～ed to the tropical climate. 这些衣服很适合热带气候。Jennie and Tom are ideally～ed to each other. 珍妮和汤姆是天生的一对。

suit oneself 自便，随自己的心意行事：You can～yourself whether you come or not. 你来与否请自便好了。

suit sb down to the ground 完全适合：The job～s him down to the ground. 这项工作完全适合他。