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a pair of knickers
knickers通常以复数形式出现，常与a pair of连用。
She bought a new pair of knickers yesterday.
她昨天买了一条新短裤。
女式短内裤
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女式短内裤
underpants worn by women
She bought a new pair of knickers yesterday.
她昨天买了一条新短裤。
女式内裤
underpants worn by women
及膝短裤
trousers ending above the knee
She bought a new pair of silk knickers for the wedding.
她为婚礼买了一条新的丝绸女式内裤。
He accidentally pulled her knickers down while helping her dress.
他在帮她穿衣服时不小心拉下了她的内裤。
Her knickers were hanging on the washing line.
她的内裤挂在晾衣绳上。
knickers通常以复数形式出现，常与a pair of连用。
She bought a new pair of knickers yesterday.
她昨天买了一条新短裤。
These tight knickers are uncomfortable.
这条紧身短裤不舒服。
I can't find my knickers anywhere.
我到处找不到我的短裤。
Not this
She wore a knicker.
Use this
She wore knickers.
“knickers”是复数名词，不能用不定冠词“a”修饰，应直接用复数形式。
Not this
He wore a pair of knickers to the office.
Use this
He wore a pair of trousers to the office.
在现代英语中，“knickers”通常指女式短内裤或灯笼裤，而非普通长裤；表示长裤应用“trousers”（英式英语）或“pants”（美式英语）。
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一条女式短内裤
She bought a new pair of knickers.
她买了一条新的女式短内裤。
因小事焦躁不安；小题大做
Don't get your knickers in a twist over a small mistake.
别为一个小错误而焦躁不安。
高尔夫及膝短裤
He wore golf knickers on the course.
他在球场上穿着高尔夫及膝短裤。
真丝短内裤
She prefers silk knickers in summer.
她夏天喜欢穿真丝短内裤。
只穿着内裤
He answered the door in his knickers.
他只穿着内裤去开门。
为琐事生气或焦虑不安（尤指过度反应）
It's only a small mistake—don't get your knickers in a twist.
这只是个小错，别那么紧张。
去他的；管他呢（表示轻蔑、拒绝或恼怒）
He wants us to retake the test? Knickers to that!
他想让我们重考？去他的！
措手不及；陷入窘境
The interviewer caught the politician with his knickers down when he couldn't answer the question.
那位政客回答不出问题，被采访者问得措手不及。
（英式习语）别慌，别生气。
She told him to calm down and not get his knickers in a twist over the minor delay.
她让他冷静点，别为了这点小延误就发脾气。
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k 不发音，像 knee（膝盖）一样；联想及膝短裤，也指女式短内裤。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语（女式内裤）、历史服饰/运动装（及膝短裤） knickers 的含义不同，语气有别：指女式内裤时较随意，多出现在日常对话中；指及膝短裤时则比较正式或专门，常见于历史、服饰或运动装备的说明。具体含义要根据上下文判断。
总是以复数形式出现
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