gar·ter
noun/ˈɡɑːtə(r)/
/ˈɡɑːrtər/
Idioms - a band, usually made of elastic, that is worn around the leg to keep up a sock or stocking
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2(通常为弹性的)袜带 - (North American English) (British English suspender)a piece of elastic attached to a belt and fastened to the top of a stocking to hold it up
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2吊袜带
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French gartier, from garet ‘bend of the knee, calf of the leg’, probably of Celtic origin.
Idioms
have somebody’s guts for garters
- (British English, informal) to be very angry with somebody and punish them severely for something they have done
满腔怒火地严惩(某人) - She’ll have your guts for garters if she ever finds out.
如果她发现了,她一定会为你吊袜带的。
- She’ll have your guts for garters if she ever finds out.