trousers

noun

1. 裤子
   a piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down and is divided into two parts to cover each leg separately
   1. a pair of grey trousers
      一条灰裤子
   2. I was still in short trousers (= still only a boy) at the time.
      我那时还在穿着短裤呢（仍然是个男孩）。
   3. He dropped his trousers.
      他脱了裤子。

The form trouser is used as a modifier. trouser 用作修饰词。


1. N-PLURAL 裤子
   Trousers are a piece of clothing that you wear over your body from the waist downwards, and that cover each leg separately.
   1. He was smartly dressed in a shirt, dark trousers and boots...
      他穿着衬衫和黑裤子，脚蹬皮靴，看上去很帅气。
   2. Alexander rolled up his trouser legs.
      亚历山大把裤腿卷起来。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pants


2. to wear the trousers → see: wear

1. Jeans, the all-purpose denim trousers, have been around for over a hundred years.
   牛仔裤，这种适合各种用途的斜纹粗棉布裤子，已经有一百多年历史了。
2. He was faultlessly attired in black coat and striped trousers.
   他穿着黑色上衣和条纹裤子，简直无可挑剔。
3. It makes soldiers happy to know that somebody right at the top has been caught with his trousers down
   顶头上司出了大洋相，当兵的最高兴了。
4. He was wearing black combat trousers and a hooded fleece.
   他穿着黑色作战裤和带风帽的羊毛衣。
5. I stood up, brushing crumbs from my trousers.
   我站起来，掸掉裤子上的碎屑。
6. Graham was standing there, his hands dug into the pockets of his baggy white trousers.
   格雷厄姆站在那里，双手插在宽松的白色裤子的兜里。
7. Drips of water rolled down the trousers of his uniform.
   他的制服裤子在不停地滴水。
8. A couple of boozy revellers dropped their trousers.
   两名醉酒的狂欢者脱掉了他们的裤子。
9. She has to go to the men's department to find trousers that fit at the waist
   她得去男装部找一条腰围合适的裤子。
10. In the 1970s they all had flared trousers.
    20世纪70年代的时候他们人人都有喇叭裤。
11. He hitched his trousers up over his potbelly.
    他将裤子向上提，盖住了自己的啤酒肚。
12. His grey jersey and trousers were sodden with the rain.
    他的灰色针织毛衫和长裤全都被雨水淋透了。
13. He was dressed in khaki trousers.
    他穿着暗绿色的裤子。
14. He wore a leather jacket and dark trousers.
    他身穿皮夹克和深色裤子。
15. I mostly wore black or navy trousers.
    我大部分时间穿黑色或深蓝色裤子。
16. A shirt and jersey and an ordinary pair of trousers will do nicely, thank you
    一件衬衫和毛衣，再加一条普通的裤子就很不错，谢谢你。
17. This month's offers include a shirt, trousers and bed covers
    本月的特价商品包括一款衬衫、裤子和多种床罩。
18. He took a bunch of keys from the pocket of his old corduroy trousers.
    他从破旧的灯芯绒裤子口袋里掏出一串钥匙。
19. My hands, boots and trousers were plastered with mud.
    我的双手、靴子和裤子上都沾满了泥巴。
20. He had short trousers and scabby knees.
    他穿着短裤，膝盖的伤口已经结痂。
21. The seat of his short grey trousers split
    他的灰色短裤的臀部开裂了。
22. His sodden trousers were clinging to his shins and his shoes squelched.
    他湿透的裤子紧贴小腿，鞋子吧唧作响。
23. His waterproof trousers were brand new and stiff
    他那条防水裤崭新笔挺。
24. He was wearing a stripy shirt and baggy blue trousers.
    他身着一件条纹衬衫和一条宽松的蓝裤子。
25. He was smartly dressed in a shirt, dark trousers and boots
    他穿着衬衫和黑裤子，脚蹬皮靴，看上去很帅气。
26. He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers
    他设法把飘起的衬衫塞到裤子里。
27. Mark's is the uniform of the young male traveller — green Army trousers, T-shirt and shirt.
    马克一身年轻男性旅行者的典型行头——绿军裤、T恤外加衬衫。
28. She may give the impression that she wears the trousers but it's Tim who makes the final decisions.
    她让人觉得是她当家，但实际上是蒂姆说了算。
29. I dirty my trousers when I step on the mud.
    我一脚擩在烂泥里，把裤子弄脏了。
30. The child's trousers have worn through at the knees.
    孩子裤子的膝盖处磨破了。

n.

catch sb with their pants down

• 使突陷窘境；乘人措手不及；出其不意；冷不防
  to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation

wear the trousers

• （在婚姻等关系中）处于支配的位置，起指挥的作用
  to be the person in a marriage or other relationship who makes most of the decisions