| 单词 | breeches |
| 释义 | breeches noun[plural] uk/ˈbrɪtʃ.ɪz//ˈbriː.tʃɪz/us/ˈbrɪtʃ.ɪz//ˈbriː.tʃɪz/(USalsobritches)trousersthat do notcoverthewholeof theleg: 半长裤，马裤ridingbreeches马裤 apairof breeches一条半长裤 Compare knickerbockers  Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo Trousers
breeches| American Dictionarybreeches plural noun (alsobritches)us/ˈbrɪtʃ·əz/pants: Shepulledon herridingbreeches and got into herboots. Examplesofbreechesbreeches Could a gentleman be in fashion without wearingbreeches? From theCambridge English Corpus They also bit me freely through white canvas leggings and khakibreeches. From theCambridge English Corpus Breechesdivided the leg into two segments, which militated against the smooth, long line to which nineteenth-century viewers were accustomed. From theCambridge English Corpus He has donned his sky-blue coat, made for the occasion; white silk waistcoat broidered with silver, black silkbreeches, white stockings, shoe-buckles of gold. From theCambridge English Corpus One might also mention the more mysterious bear'sbreechesin this respect. From theCambridge English Corpus Thebreecheswere too tight to be worn constantly with any real comfort, he explained. From theCambridge English Corpus By 1900, sidesaddle was still more popular than cross-saddle riding, andbreechesdid not become more popular than skirts until about 1910. From theCambridge English Corpus However practical they might be, a woman had to conceal herbreechesuntil the second decade of the twentieth century. From theCambridge English Corpus A lodger who worked for a sugar refiner had stolen from his room a cloth coat, a satin waistcoat, worsted stockings and leatherbreeches. From theCambridge English Corpus Though the viewer sees the surface of the skirt, she knows that the tightly-fitting, masculinebreechesare lurking beneath this proper façade. From theCambridge English Corpus Perhaps we (who work on gender and colonialism) are getting too big for ourbreechesand our punishment has been to be cast out of the well-established guilds of historians. From theCambridge English Corpus Usta et al119 compared the outcome of 297 deliveries of known breech pregnancies with 356 previously undiagnosedbreeches, and found no significant difference in perinatal outcome. From theCambridge English Corpus The requirement to rescue stranded mariners bybreechesbuoy has been replaced by the greater availability of all-weather helicopters and fast lifeboats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 During the five-year period, 1983–1987 inclusive, throughout the coastguard service, rescue was effected bybreechesbuoy equipment on two occasions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the helicopter had been unable to lift off the three men, abreechesbuoy was the only very risky possible alternative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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