pants
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pants1 /pænts/ ●●● S3 noun [plural] 1 especially American EnglishDCC 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. 她穿着深蓝色长裤和白色毛衣。2. British EnglishDCC a piece of underwear that covers the area between your waist and the top of your legs 短内裤 SYN American English underpants → knickers, briefs, boxer shorts3 bore/scare etc the pants off somebody informal 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。4. beat the pants off somebody American English spoken to defeat someone very easily in a game or competition 〔比赛中〕轻易打败某人 SYN thrash5 somebody puts his pants on one leg at a time American English 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 pants British English informalYOUNG since someone was a very young boy （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 pants at seat1(10), → catch somebody with their pants down at catch1(6), → wear the pants/trousers at wear1(7)
Examples from the Corpus
pants• The thrift men wear absurd combinations of checkered pants and checkered polyester jackets with wide lapels.• When he opens his pants, they sigh.• He whacked his pants leg with the dowel.• And doesn't she look cheeky in those figure-hugging pants.• Tony Rich, wearing a fleece-trimmed black jacket with black satin pants and a derby.• The tests scare the pants off many managers.• Though, mind you, it scares the pants off poor old Crumwallis.pants2 adjective [not before noun] British English spoken informal very bad 极坏的，糟糕的 The concert was pants. 那场音乐会糟透了。Origin pants (1800-1900) pantaloonspants1 nounpants2 adjectiveChinese
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pants
pants1 S3 /pænts/ 
noun [plural]
SYN trousers British English:
She was wearing dark blue pants and a white sweater.
2. British English a piece of underwear that covers the area between your waist and the top of your legs
SYN underpants American English ⇨ knickers, briefs, boxer shorts
3. bore/scare etc the pants off somebody informal spoken to make someone feel very bored, very frightened etc:
She always bores the pants off me.
4. beat the pants off somebody American English spoken to defeat someone very easily in a game or competition
SYN thrash
5. somebody puts his pants on one leg at a time American English spoken used to say that someone is just like everyone else:
Go on, ask him for his autograph – he puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you do.
6. (since somebody was) in short pants British English informal since someone was a very young boy:
I’ve known Eric since he was in short pants.
⇨ do something by the seat of your pants at seat1(10), ⇨ catch somebody with their pants down at catch1(6), ⇨ wear the pants/trousers at wear1(7)
pants2 adjective [not before noun] British English spoken informal
very bad:
The concert was pants.
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noun [plural] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: pantaloons
1. especially American English a piece of clothing that covers you from your waist to your feet and has a separate part for each leg Origin: pantaloons
SYN trousers British English:
2. British English a piece of underwear that covers the area between your waist and the top of your legs
SYN underpants American English ⇨ knickers, briefs, boxer shorts
3. bore/scare etc the pants off somebody informal spoken to make someone feel very bored, very frightened etc:
4. beat the pants off somebody American English spoken to defeat someone very easily in a game or competition
SYN thrash
5. somebody puts his pants on one leg at a time American English spoken used to say that someone is just like everyone else:
6. (since somebody was) in short pants British English informal since someone was a very young boy:
⇨ do something by the seat of your pants at seat1(10), ⇨ catch somebody with their pants down at catch1(6), ⇨ wear the pants/trousers at wear1(7)
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adjective [not before noun] British English spoken informalvery bad:
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