pyjamas
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++py·ja·mas British English, pajamas American English /pəˈdʒɑːməz $ -ˈdʒæ-, -ˈdʒɑː-/ ●●○ noun [plural] 1 DCCa soft pair of trousers and a top that you wear in bed 〔一套〕睡衣裤 striped pyjamas 条纹睡衣裤2. DCCRRIloose trousers that are tied around the waist, worn by Muslim men or women 〔穆斯林穿的〕束腰宽松裤 —pyjama adjective [only before noun] pyjama bottoms 睡裤 → the cat’s pyjamas at cat(5)
Examples from the Corpus
pyjamas• She was wearing a dressing gown and pyjamas.• Sean Goff goofing around in his pyjamas at the Whiplash 2 comp around 1985.• Still in his pyjamas Brian switched on the fountain, and the sudden spurt of water scared the bird away.• I stripped off my pyjamas and restored them to the rucksack.• It is in two pieces, like a pair of pyjamas.• The pyjamas, creased and oddly old-fashioned looking, hung about his hips with an air of impermanence.• Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets.py·ja·mas nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a and trousers pair a of soft
pyjamas
py‧ja‧mas
British English, pajamas American English /pəˈdʒɑːməz $ -ˈdʒæ-, -ˈdʒɑː-/ noun [plural]
1. a soft pair of trousers and a top that you wear in bed:
striped pyjamas
2. loose trousers that are tied around the waist, worn by Muslim men or women
—pyjama adjective [only before noun]:
pyjama bottoms
⇨ the cat’s pyjamas at cat(5)
py‧ja‧mas
British English, pajamas American English /pəˈdʒɑːməz $ -ˈdʒæ-, -ˈdʒɑː-/ noun [plural]1. a soft pair of trousers and a top that you wear in bed:
2. loose trousers that are tied around the waist, worn by Muslim men or women
—pyjama adjective [only before noun]:
⇨ the cat’s pyjamas at cat(5)
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