Learner's definition of PANTS
[plural]
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chiefly US : a piece of clothing that covers your body from the waist to the ankle and has a separate part for each leg裤子;长裤 —
sometimes used in the singular form pant especially before another noun and in clothing catalogs有时用单数形式pant,尤用于另一名词前和服装类词组 — see color picture on this page
ants in your pants
— see ant
by the seat of your pants
— see 1seat
keep your pants on
US, informal
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used to tell someone to be patient别着急
the pants off
informal
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used for emphasis after words like charm, scare, frighten, bore, and beat用在charm、scare、frighten、bore和beat等词后,表强调 -
He can charm the pants off anybody. [=he is very charming]他魅力四射。
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She scared the pants off us [=she scared us very badly] when she phoned at 3 a.m.她凌晨3点打电话来,快把我们吓死了。
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The meeting bored the pants off me.会议让我觉得无聊至极。
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The home team beat the pants off the visiting team last night.昨晚主队把客队打得落花流水。
wear the pants
— see 1wear
with your pants down
US, informal
: in an embarrassing or unprepared position处境尴尬;措手不及