trousers
noun /ˈtraʊzəz/
/ˈtraʊzərz/
(especially British English) (North American English usually pants)
[plural]Idioms - enlarge imagea piece of clothing that covers the lower body and is divided into two parts to cover each leg separately
裤子 - a pair of grey trousers
一条灰裤子 - Doug was wearing black trousers and a blue shirt.
道格穿着黑色裤子和蓝色衬衫。 - baggy/tight/cropped trousers
宽松/紧身/七分裤 - linen/leather/corduroy trousers
亚麻/皮革/灯芯绒裤子 - tracksuit/pyjama trousers
运动服/睡衣裤 - He dropped his trousers.
他脱了裤子。
Topics Clothes and Fashiona1- He quickly pulled on his trousers and a T-shirt.
他赶紧穿上裤子和 T 恤衫。 - He disapproves of women in trousers.
他不赞成女人穿裤子。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- baggy
- …
- pair
- pull on
- pull up
- drop
- …
- bottoms
- leg
- …
- in trousers
词源early 17th cent.: from archaic trouse (singular) from Irish triús and Scottish Gaelic triubhas (see trews), on the pattern of drawers. - a pair of grey trousers
Idioms
catch somebody with their trousers down (British English)
(also catch somebody with their pants down)
- (informal) to arrive or do something when somebody is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation
使突陷窘境;乘人措手不及;出其不意;冷不防
wear the trousers (British English)
(North American English wear the pants)
- (often disapproving) (especially of a woman
) to be the person in a marriage or other relationship who makes most of the decisions尤指女人 (在婚姻等关系中)处于支配的位置,起指挥的作用 - It's obvious who wears the trousers in that family!
那家谁当家显而易见!
- It's obvious who wears the trousers in that family!