bell-bottoms

/ˈbel bɒtəmz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbel bɑːtəmz/ (ame, ipa)

bell-bottoms — noun

1. trousers whose legs spread out very widely from the knee down

1.名詞B2
釋義

trousers whose legs spread out very widely from the knee down

例句

Elise found her mother's old bell-bottoms in a box under the stairs.

find old bell-bottoms from an earlier fashion period

Andres wore white bell-bottoms with platform shoes to the disco party.

bell-bottoms with platform shoes in a retro outfit

同義詞
  • flares

    common fashion word for trousers that widen strongly toward the bottom

  • flared trousers

    more neutral description that focuses on the widening shape rather than the retro style

反義詞
  • skinny jeans

    a close-fitting style with narrow legs instead of a wide flare

文法句型

a pair of bell-bottoms

wear bell-bottoms

用法筆記

This word is normally used in the plural and takes a plural verb. It is especially common when talking about 1960s and 1970s fashion, or modern clothes made in that older style.

常見錯誤

❌These bell-bottoms is too long for me.
✅These bell-bottoms are too long for me.
💡the noun is plural in form, so it takes a plural verb.