trousers

noun

/ˈtraʊzəz/

/ˈtraʊzərz/

(especially British English)

(North American English usually pants)

[plural]Idioms

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a piece of clothing that covers the lower body and is divided into two parts to cover each leg separately
- a pair of grey trousers
- Doug was wearing black trousers and a blue shirt.
- baggy/tight/cropped trousers
- linen/leather/corduroy trousers
- tracksuit/pyjama trousers
- He dropped his trousers.
Extra Examples
- He quickly pulled on his trousers and a T-shirt.
- He disapproves of women in trousers.
Topics Clothes and Fashiona1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- short
- baggy
- …
… of trousers
- pair
verb + trousers
- pull on
- pull up
- drop
- …
trouser + noun
- bottoms
- leg
- pocket
- …
preposition
- in trousers
See full entry
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from archaic trouse (singular) from Irish triús and Scottish Gaelic triubhas (see trews), on the pattern of drawers.

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

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
- It's obvious who wears the trousers in that family!

单词	trousers
释义	trousers noun /ˈtraʊzəz/ /ˈtraʊzərz/ (especially British English) (North American English usually pants) [plural]Idioms jump to other results enlarge image a piece of clothing that covers the lower body and is divided into two parts to cover each leg separately a pair of grey trousers Doug was wearing black trousers and a blue shirt. baggy/tight/cropped trousers linen/leather/corduroy trousers tracksuit/pyjama trousers He dropped his trousers. Extra Examples He quickly pulled on his trousers and a T-shirt. He disapproves of women in trousers. Topics Clothes and Fashiona1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective long short baggy … … of trousers pair verb + trousers pull on pull up drop … trouser + noun bottoms leg pocket … preposition in trousers See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent.: from archaic trouse (singular) from Irish triús and Scottish Gaelic triubhas (see trews), on the pattern of drawers. 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 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 It's obvious who wears the trousers in that family!
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