Word
trunks
/trʌŋks/
noun
男式运动短裤；男式游泳裤
men's shorts worn for sports or swimming
- 1.
Shorts or briefs used especially for sports.
用于运动的短裤或紧身裤
- 2.
The game of nineholes.
九洞游戏
- 3.
Swimming trunks.
游泳裤
- 4.
Trunkhose.
短裤
- 5.
Trunk briefs.
紧身短裤
树干；大旅行箱；大储物箱；用于运动的短裤或紧身裤；九洞游戏；游泳裤
In use
He wore a pair of swim trunks to the beach.
The athlete changed into his training trunks before the match.
These cotton trunks are comfortable for summer jogging.
wear trunks
trunks 通常用复数形式表示一条短裤。
He wore black trunks at the beach.
他在海滩上穿着黑色泳裤。
a pair of trunks
I need to buy a new pair of trunks.
我需要买一条新泳裤。
Common mistakes
The tree has thick trunks.The tree has a thick trunk.
Trunk 表示树干时是可数名词单数，trunks 是复数；游泳裤用 trunks 是复数形式，不可用单数。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.