boxers

/ˈbɒk.sə ˌʃɔːts/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɑksɚz] /ˈbɑːk.sɚ ˌʃɔːrts/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɑksɚz] /ˈbäk-sər How to pronounce boxer (audio)/ (ame, mw)

boxers — noun

1. men's underpants with a relaxed fit and short legs that hang lower than briefs.

1.名詞B1
釋義

men's underpants with a relaxed fit and short legs that hang lower than briefs.

例句

Femi packed three pairs of boxers for the weekend trip.

counted with 'pairs of' for multiple items

After football practice, Mateo changed into clean cotton boxers.

common collocation: cotton boxers

同義詞
  • boxer shorts

    the fuller name for the same loose style, especially in shops and product labels

  • briefs

    closer-fitting underwear with much shorter leg openings

  • trunks

    shorter and more fitted than boxers, with a straighter cut

  • underpants

    broad everyday word that does not specify the underwear style

文法句型

a pair of boxers

boxers + plural verb

用法筆記

Usually plural. Say 'a pair of boxers' for one item, and use a plural verb when boxers is the subject.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a boxers yesterday.
✅I bought a pair of boxers yesterday.
💡Use 'a pair of' when you mean one item.
❌My boxers is still in the dryer.
✅My boxers are still in the dryer.
💡'Boxers' takes a plural verb.