1especially American EnglishAmEDCC a piece of clothing that covers you from your waist to your feet and has a separate part for each leg (长)裤子SYN British English trousers
She was wearing dark blue pants and a white sweater.
3bore/scare etc the pants off somebodyinformal spokenLOT/VERY MUCH to make someone feel very bored, very frightened etc 把某人烦死/吓死等
She always bores the pants off me.
她总是让我厌烦透顶。
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bore/scare etc the pants off somebody• Though, mind you, it scares the pants offpoor old Crumwallis.• The testsscare the pants off many managers.• It took ten minutes to reach HoneyCottage, with Yanto trying his best to scare the pants off Mary.• He wasn't interested in the heavy political stuff which bored the pants off most people.• Lovely people who scared the pants off him.
4.beat the pants off somebodyAmerican EnglishAmE spoken to defeat someone very easily in a game or competition 〔比赛中〕轻易打败某人SYN thrash
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beat the pants off somebody• He is aware of his competitors-and he beats the pants off them.• She beat the pants off me last time we played.
5somebody puts his pants on one leg at a timeAmerican EnglishAmE spokenSAME used to say that someone is just like everyone else 某人也是个普通人
Go on, ask him for his autograph – he puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you do.
去吧,跟他要一个签名——他和你一样,没什么特别的。
6(since somebody was) in short pantsBritish EnglishBrE informalYOUNG since someone was a very youngboy (自从某人)还是小孩,未成年
I’ve known Eric since he was in short pants.
埃里克很小的时候我就认识他了。
→ do something by the seat of your pantsat seat1(10), → catch somebody with their pants downat catch1(6), → wear the pants/trousersat wear1(7)
1 (BrE) underwear內衣➡ see also panties, underpants... OF PANTS | VERB + PANTS | PHRASES... OF PANTS➤pair一條內褲VERB + PANTS➤pull on, pull up穿上/提上內褲▸➤drop, pull down鬆開/拉下內褲▸➤wet尿濕內褲◇He was so frightened that he wet his pants. (BrE, NAmE) 他嚇得尿濕了內褲。PHRASES➤bra and pants內衣褲➡ topic at clothespants
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2 (especially NAmE) outer clothing covering the legs褲子➡ see also trousersADJECTIVE | ... OF PANTS | VERB + PANTS | PANT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤long, short長褲;短褲➤corduroy, cotton, denim, flannel, leather, linen, polyester, silk, wool, etc.燈芯絨、純棉、牛仔布、絨布、皮革、亞麻、滌綸、絲綢、羊毛等褲子➤stretch彈力褲➤pinstriped, plaid, striped細條紋褲;格子褲;條紋褲➤jogging, sweat (usually sweatpants)運動褲➤riding騎馬褲➤cargo, NAmE) , flared, flat-front, low-rise, pleated工裝褲;喇叭褲;平板褲;低腰褲;褶子褲➤cropped七分褲➤ripped開縫的褲子➤tailored量身訂做的褲子➤casual, dressy休閒褲;時髦的褲子➤dress西裝褲➤camo (informal) , camouflage迷彩褲➤parachute (NAmE) 降落傘褲➤baggy, loose, loose-fitting肥仔褲;寬鬆的褲子➤skintight, tight緊身褲➤drawstring束帶褲➤pajama (NAmE) 睡褲➤matching(和上衣)相配的褲子◇a brown vest with matching pants棕色的背心與配套的褲子... OF PANTS➤pair一條褲子VERB + PANTS➤unbutton, undo, unzip解開褲扣;解開褲子;拉開褲鏈➤drop, pull down放開/拉下褲子➤pull on, pull up穿上/提起褲子PANT + NOUN➤leg, pocket褲腿;褲子口袋➤suit(女子的)衣褲套裝PREPOSITION➤in pants穿着褲子➡ topic at clothes