pants
/pænts/plural noun
1
- Brit. underpants or knickers〈英〉短衬裤; 短裤。
2
- chiefly N. Amer. trousers〈主北美〉裤子：
baggy corduroy pants
宽松的灯芯绒裤
as modifier (pant) his pant leg.他的裤腿。
3
- Brit. informal rubbish; nonsense〈英, 非正式〉废物; 废话：
he thought we were going to be absolute pants.
他以为我们会变成十足的废物。
短语
catch someone with their pants（或trousers）down
- informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state〈非正式〉在某人尴尬不备时逮个正着。
fly（或drive）by the seat of one's pants
- informal rely on instinct rather than logic or knowledge〈非正式〉凭直觉做事。
scare （或bore etc.） the pants off someone
- informal make someone extremely scared, bored, etc.〈非正式〉把某人吓得魂不附体; 使某人感到特别乏味。
词源
mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of pantaloons （see PANTALOON）.