pants
/pænts/ (bre, ipa) · /pænts/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpan(t)s/ (ame, mw)
pants — 名詞
1. in British English, a short piece of clothing worn next to the skin under your t
內褲
英式英語中貼身穿在褲子裡面的短內衣
in British English, a short piece of clothing worn next to the skin under your trousers or skirt, around the hips and the top of the thighs.
Marcus packed five pairs of clean pants and socks for the school trip.
Marcus 為了學校的旅行，準備了五條乾淨的內褲和襪子。
countable form: a pair of pants / pairs of pants
Lina hung her wet pants and bras on the radiator to dry overnight.
Lina 把濕掉的內褲和胸罩晾在暖氣機上過夜。
British underwear sense, paired with bras
The hotel laundry returned my shirts but lost two pairs of pants.
飯店洗衣部把我的襯衫送回來了，卻弄丟了兩條內褲。
Sarah blushed when the dog ran into the garden carrying her pants.
看到狗叼著她的內褲跑進花園，Sarah 整個人臉紅了起來。
Boys in the changing room kept flicking each other with rolled-up pants.
更衣室裡的男生一直拿捲起來的內褲互相甩著玩。
- underpants
neutral, used by both men and women in British English
- knickers
British, usually for women's or girls' underwear
- briefs
close-fitting style, often men's
文法句型
a pair of pants
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: in Britain this means underwear, but in the United States the same word refers to trousers. To avoid confusion with American readers, British speakers often say 'underpants' or 'knickers'.
常見錯誤
2. in American English, an item of outer clothing made of two long tube-shaped piec
長褲
美式英語中從腰部蓋到腳踝的兩腿外褲
in American English, an item of outer clothing made of two long tube-shaped pieces joined at the hip, with a separate tube wrapping each leg from the waist down to roughly the ankle.
Carlos rolled up his pants before stepping into the shallow river.
Carlos 把長褲捲起來，才走進那條淺淺的小河。
American outer-clothing sense; collocates with 'roll up'
These black pants are too tight around the waist and need to be returned.
這件黑色長褲腰圍太緊了，必須拿去退貨。
tight pants / loose pants
Dad spilled coffee on his work pants right before the morning meeting.
爸爸在早會開始前，把咖啡灑到了他的工作長褲上。
The shop sells children's pants in many bright colors and sizes.
那家店賣的童裝長褲有很多鮮豔的顏色和尺寸。
Maya bought a pair of warm pants for the ski trip in Colorado.
Maya 為了去科羅拉多滑雪，買了一條保暖的長褲。
文法句型
a pair of pants
用法筆記
Always plural in form even when referring to one garment; use 'a pair of pants' when counting. Distinguish from sense 1: in the US this is the everyday word for what British speakers call 'trousers'.
常見錯誤
pants — 形容詞
1. in British slang, used to say that something is poor in quality, or that someone
很爛；糟透
英式俚語，形容東西很差或某人很不行
in British slang, used to say that something is poor in quality, or that someone is bad at doing a particular activity.
Honestly, the new sequel is pants — don't waste your money on a cinema ticket.
老實說，這部新的續集真的很爛，別浪費錢去電影院看。
predicative: be + pants for poor quality
Marcus is absolutely pants at parking; he hit the kerb three times today.
Marcus 停車技術糟透了，今天就撞到路邊三次。
be pants at + activity
The hotel breakfast was pants, just stale toast and weak tea.
飯店的早餐爛透了，只有放冷的吐司和很淡的茶。
I thought the school play was going to be pants, but it actually made us laugh.
我本來以為學校話劇會很爛，結果還真的把我們逗笑了。
文法句型
be pants
be pants at something
用法筆記
Almost always used predicatively after 'be' (✅ 'the film is pants'), not before a noun (❌ 'a pants film'). Common in casual British speech and writing; avoid it in formal contexts.
常見錯誤
2. used before another noun to describe parts, features or accessories that go with
褲子的
用在名詞前，指長褲的某個部分或配件
used before another noun to describe parts, features or accessories that go with a pair of pants.
Marcus felt for his keys in the right pants pocket but found only coins.
Marcus 在右邊的褲子口袋裡摸鑰匙，卻只摸到幾個硬幣。
attributive: pants + noun (pocket)
The pants leg got caught on a nail and tore at the knee.
褲管被釘子勾到，從膝蓋的位置裂開了。
pants leg / pants pocket
Lina shortened the pants hem by two centimetres to fit her new shoes.
Lina 把褲腳改短了兩公分，好搭配她的新鞋。
Marcus forgot to fasten the pants button after trying on the suit in the fitting room.
Marcus 在試衣間試穿西裝後，忘了把褲頭的釦子扣好。
- trouser
British equivalent attributive form, as in 'trouser pocket'
文法句型
pants + noun
用法筆記
Only used in front of a noun (pants pocket, pants leg, pants hem). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names parts of the garment, while sense 1 is a slang quality judgment.
常見錯誤
pants — 動詞
1. to suddenly pull down someone's trousers in front of others, usually as a cruel
扯下褲子
突然拉下別人的長褲來惡作劇或讓對方難堪
to suddenly pull down someone's trousers in front of others, usually as a cruel joke or to embarrass them.
Two older boys pantsed Marcus in the school corridor and ran off laughing.
兩個比較大的男生在學校走廊上扯下了 Marcus 的褲子，然後笑著跑掉了。
transitive: pants + person
The coach warned the team that anyone caught pantsing a teammate would be sent home.
教練警告全隊，任何人被抓到去扯隊友褲子都會被遣送回家。
informal prank verb, often passive
Carlos got pantsed during the football match and had to keep playing.
Carlos 在足球賽中被扯下了褲子，還得繼續比下去。
Mia still remembers being pantsed at summer camp twenty years ago.
Mia 到現在還記得二十年前在夏令營被扯下褲子的事。
- depants
less common American variant, same meaning
文法句型
pants + somebody
用法筆記
Very informal and frequently passive ('be pantsed', 'get pantsed'). The action is treated as bullying in most schools, so the verb often appears in disciplinary or anti-bullying contexts.