Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2969
trousers
裤子
trousers
- 1.
An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
覆盖从腰部到脚踝或膝盖、分腿穿着的衣物。
覆盖从腰部到脚踝或膝盖、分腿穿着的衣物。；pl. 裤子；长裤
In use
He bought a new pair of trousers for the job interview.
These trousers are too long; I need to take them to a tailor.
She wiped her hands on her trousers after washing the car.
a pair of trousers
汉语中用'一条'作为量词。
He bought a new pair of trousers.
他买了一条新裤子。
trousers + verb (plural)
英语中trousers作复数，汉语'裤子'可视为单数。
These trousers are too tight.
这条裤子太紧了。
wear trousers
She wears trousers to work every day.
她每天穿裤子上班。
Common mistakes
I need a new trousers.I need a new pair of trousers.
"trousers"是复数名词，不能直接用不定冠词"a"，应使用"a pair of"来表示一条裤子。
This trousers is too tight.These trousers are too tight.
"trousers"是复数名词，应用复数指示代词"these"和复数动词"are"。
Connections
Collocations
- a pair of trousers
- 一条裤子
- He bought a new pair of trousers for the interview.他为了面试买了一条新裤子。
- wear trousers
- 穿裤子
- She prefers to wear trousers rather than skirts.她更喜欢穿裤子而不是裙子。
- long trousers
- 长裤
- Students must wear long trousers for the chemistry lab.学生在化学实验室必须穿长裤。
- trousers leg
- 裤腿
- The trousers legs were too long, so he had them hemmed.裤腿太长了，所以他让人改短了。
- trousers pocket
- 裤兜
- He put his hands in his trousers pockets and walked away.他把手插进裤兜里走开了。
- suit trousers
Learner notes
Memory Tip
trousers 中包含 use（使用），可以联想：裤子是用来穿的。
Context & Register
中性，多用于日常和正式场合，英式英语中常见，美式英语更常用"pants"但"trousers"也通用。
Grammar Note
常以复数形式出现，表示'裤子'，前面可用 a pair of 修饰。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'flowers', 'showers', 'towers', 'powers', and 'hours' all rhyme with 'trousers'; they share the stressed vowel /aʊ/ and ending /ərz/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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