tights

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tights /taɪts/ noun [plural]  1. British EnglishDCC a piece of women’s clothing made of very thin material that fits tightly over the feet and legs and goes up to the waist 女用连裤袜 SYN American English pantyhose →4  See picture of 见图 MATERIAL2. DCCa piece of clothing similar to women’s tights but too thick to see through, worn especially by dancers 〔尤指舞蹈员穿的〕紧身衣

Examples from the Corpus

tights• She looked so dainty sitting there in a black skirt, black tights, and sneaks.• A crew-cut woman in dance tights and a big overcoat nodded off in the corner.• A ladder in her tights, her fingernails noticeably chewed down.• I washed out a pair of tights and sewed on a button.• Too short tights or stockings can also harm feet.• And the stretch tights look mighty cool worn with a close-fitting ribbed turtleneck.• Taking off everything, but overlooking the tights, she fell into the tub.

tights nounChinese  

very Corpus a clothing of thin made material women’s of piece

tights
tights /taɪts/ noun [plural]
1. British English a piece of women’s clothing made of very thin material that fits tightly over the feet and legs and goes up to the waist
   SYN  pantyhose American English
2. a piece of clothing similar to women’s tights but too thick to see through, worn especially by dancers

tightsBrE /taɪts/ 🔊NAmE /taɪts/ 🔊 noun [plural] (BrE) (NAmE panty·hose) a piece of clothing made of very thin cloth that fits closely over a woman's hips, legs and feet （女用）连裤袜，紧身裤◆a pair of tights一条连裤袜  ➡  compare stocking (1) a piece of clothing similar to tights but made of thicker cloth, worn especially by dancers （尤指舞蹈演员穿的）紧身衣裤