pants

英 [pænts]

美 [pænts]

n.  内裤; 短裤; 裤子; 次品; 劣质品
v.  气喘; 喘息
pant的第三人称单数和复数

复数：pants　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.7747

习惯用语

n.

bore, scare, etc. the pants off sb
• 把…烦死（或吓死等）
  to make sb extremely bored, frightened, etc.
have ants in your pants
• 焦躁不安；坐立不安
  to be very excited or impatient about sth and unable to stay still
catch sb with their pants down
• 使突陷窘境；乘人措手不及；出其不意；冷不防
  to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation
(fly) by the seat of your pants
• 临时凭感觉碰运气；凭经验瞎碰
  to act without careful thought and without a plan that you have made in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and be successful
wear the trousers
• （在婚姻等关系中）处于支配的位置，起指挥的作用
  to be the person in a marriage or other relationship who makes most of the decisions
wet yourselfwet your pants/knickers
• 尿裤子
  to urinate in your underwear by accident

牛津词典

noun

• 内裤；短裤
  underpants or knickers
  1. a pair of pants
     一件内裤
• 裤子
  trousers
  1. a new pair of pants
     一条新裤子
  2. ski pants
     滑雪裤
• 次品；劣质品
  something you think is of poor quality
  1. Their new CD is absolute pants!
     他们的新光盘绝对是次货！
  2. Do we have to watch this pants programme?
     我们非要看这种烂节目吗？

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 内裤
  Pantsare a piece of underwear which have two holes to put your legs through and elastic around the top to hold them up round your waist or hips.
  1. I put on my bra and pants.
     我戴上乳罩，穿上内裤。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 underpants


• N-PLURAL 裤子
  Pantsare a piece of clothing that covers the lower part of your body and each leg.
  1. He wore brown corduroy pants and a white cotton shirt.
     他身着棕色灯芯绒裤子和白色棉衬衫。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 trousers


• N-UNCOUNT 劣质品
  If you say that something ispants, you mean that it is very poor in quality.
  1. The place is pants, yet so popular.
     那个地方很糟糕，却很受欢迎。
• PHRASE 使…（烦）得要死；把…（吓）得要命
  If someone bores, charms, or scaresthe pants offyou, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
  1. You'll bore the pants off your grandchildren...
     你会把孙辈们烦透的。
  2. We all love to frighten the pants off ourselves by going on hair-raising rides at funfairs.
     我们都喜欢乘坐游乐场那些让人毛发直竖的游乐设施，把自己吓得魂不附体。
• 凭感觉；凭直觉
  If youfly by the seat ofyourpantsor do somethingby the seat ofyourpants, you use your instincts to tell you what to do in a new or difficult situation rather than following a plan or relying on equipment.
• tobe caught withone'spants down→ see:catch

英英释义

noun

• underpants worn by women
  1. she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing
  Synonym:bloomersdrawersknickers

双语例句

• You have shrunk my pants!
  你把我的裤子洗缩水了！
• It had a saddle with springs sticking out, which wore away the seat of my pants
  鞍座上的弹簧翘出来，把我裤子臀部那块磨破了。
• His pants were stuffed inside the tops of his boots.
  他的裤腿儿塞在靴子里。
• They knock around on weekends in grubby sweaters and pants
  他们周末穿着邋遢的毛衫和裤子到处闲逛。
• He put on a pair of short pants and an undershirt.
  他穿上了一条短裤和一件汗衫。
• He wore brown corduroy pants and a white cotton shirt.
  他身着棕色灯芯绒裤子和白色棉衬衫。
• Chinese people wear a long gown and pants.
  中国人穿长衫和裤子。
• She is wearing a shirt and pants.
  她穿的是衬衫和长裤。
• It's dangerous for a leader to run the country by the seat of his pants.
  领导人凭个人的直觉或经验去治理国家是很危险的。
• He was wearing riding pants, high boots, and spurs.
  他穿着马裤和长筒靴，靴上带着马刺。