breeches
pronunciation
UK [ˈbrɪtʃɪz]
US [ˈbrɪtʃɪz, ˈbritʃɪz]
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- n.
- 短裤
- 马裤
- 妄自尊大
- 目中无人
- 臀部( breech的名词复数 )
Word Origin
breeches 马裤
词源同break, 分开。形容马裤的形状。
Example
- 1. When her prime minister suggested that thomas babington macaulay resembled a book in breeches , queen victoria got the giggles .
- 当女王的首相提起托马斯-巴宾顿-麦考莱就像是一本穿着马裤的大书时，维多利亚女王不禁“咯咯”笑起来。
- 2. She has an inclination to wear the breeches .
- 她总想支配丈夫。
- 3. It is mrs. smith , not mr. smith , who wear the breeches in that family .
- 在那家里当家的不是史密斯先生，而是史太太。
- 4. Industrial and occupational trousers and breeches .
- 和工业职业用长裤、马裤。
- 5. I should rather be clothed in breeches , dear edyth , than in that metal wolf trap .
- 我宁可穿着马裤，亲爱的，金属狼比埃德斯陷阱。
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