Knickers are a piece of underwear worn by women and girls which have holes for the legs and elastic around the waist to hold them up.
例句
She bought Ann two bras and six pairs of knickers.她给安买了两件胸罩、6条内裤。
PHRASE
恼火;烦闷
If someone is getting their knickers in a twist about something, they are getting annoyed or upset about it without good reason.
例句
The company, which makes its money on 3,000 grocery lines has its knickers in a twist about Sunday trading.这家依靠3,000种食品杂货盈利的公司为其星期天的营业状况烦恼。
英汉词典释义
n.
灯笼裤
They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
(面对困境)恼火,烦闷,慌乱
Don’t get your knickers in a twist! It’s not the end of the world.别烦恼了,这并不是世界末日。The boss is getting his knickers in a twist about these sales figures.老板看到这些销售数字大为恼火。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. trousers ending above the knee
2. (usually in the plural) underpants worn by women;
"she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"