1usually turn-upsThe end of a trouser leg folded upwards on the outside.
裤腿翻边
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He had short cropped hair and was wearing blue stone-washed jeans with turn-ups, dark jacket and white trainers.
Trouser suits can be very flattering too: a masculine one, fitted on the hips and with turn-ups, will hang nicely and elongate your legs if you wear heels.
You are never coming to my nice house with your turn-ups full of toast crumbs.
I like turn-ups on the trousers because I feel it's the end of the suit, and if it just stops then you feel like something's missing.
He got dust in his turn-ups, in his pockets and everywhere.
He was wearing black lace-up shoes, no socks, greenish-grey trousers with turn-ups and a T-shirt and jumper.
2informal in singularAn unusual or unexpected event or occurrence; a surprise.
〈非正式〉出乎意料的事；惊奇
fancy you being in New York too—what a turn-up for the books
想不到你也在纽约——真让人感到意外。
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We see him with a girlfriend who he takes to a dinner party to meet the others, which is a bit of a turn-up for the books.
The MP took Solihull, which is something of a turn-up.
I did go to my 12 o'clock Political Thought Lecture and so did Barbara, which is really a turn-up for the books.
Last year it was Spartans who turned out to be the surprise package of the Scottish Cup, so it would be a major turn-up if it was the Glasgow University students who make the grade.
Definition of turn-up in US English:
turn-up
nounˈtərn ˌəpˈtərn ˌəp
usually turn-upsBritish
A pant cuff.
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The finely tailored jacket featured wide lapels and side belt with turn-ups prominent on the classic cut pants.
It would take years to learn how to read the subtleties of vintage jean turn-up that make a difference here.