| 释义 |
trousers BrE /ˈtraʊzəz/
NAmE /-zərz/●catch sb with their ˈpants down (BrE also catch sb with their ˈtrousers down) (informal) find or trap sb when they are unprepared or not paying attention 使突陷窘境；让人措手不及；出其不意；冷不防◆After the devastating attack on its military bases, the country was determined not to be caught with its pants down a second time.军事基地遭受毁灭性袭击之后，该国下决心再不要被人打个措手不及。●be all ˈmouth (BrE also be all mouth and (no) ˈtrousers) (informal) if you say sb is all mouth, you mean that they talk a lot about doing sth, but are, in fact, not brave enough to do it 只说不做；只是嘴上发发狠而已◆Don’t be scared of her. She won’t hurt you — she’s all mouth.不用怕她，她不会对你怎么样，她只是说说而已。●wear the ˈtrousers (BrE) (NAmE wear the ˈpants) (often disapproving) (especially of a woman 尤指女人) be the partner in a marriage who makes the decisions and tells the other person what to do （在婚姻关系中）处于支配的位置，当家作主◆It’s not difficult to see who wears the trousers in their house!他们家里谁说了算，一眼就能看出来！ |