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问题: went around ,pressing 什么意思?

He led a very simple sort of life ,went around in old clothes that needed pressing ,seldom wore a hat. 中的went around 什么意思? pressing 又是什么意思?

解答:

go around:走来走去

press:
To iron clothes or other material.
熨,熨平:熨压衣服或其他物品


He led a very simple sort of life ,went around in old clothes that needed pressing ,seldom wore a hat.
他过着一种非常俭朴的生活,常常穿着皱巴巴的旧衣服走来走去,很少戴帽子。

定语从句that needed pressing用来修饰the old clothes,即旧衣服需要熨平,暗示衣服皱巴巴的。