petticoat
英 ['petɪkəʊt]
美 ['pɛtɪkot]
- petticoat (n.)
- early 15c., pety coote, literally "a small coat," from petty + coat (n.). Originally a padded coat worn by men under armor, applied mid-15c. to a garment worn by women and young children. By 1590s, the typical feminine garment, hence a symbol of female sex or character.
Men declare that the petticoatless female has unsexed herself and has left her modesty behind. ["Godey's Magazine," April 1896]
- 1. That frock shows your petticoat.
- 那件上衣太短,让你的衬裙露出来了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. I have to wear a petticoat under this skirt to prevent it from riding up when I move.
- 我必须在裙子里面加一条衬裙,以防走动时裙子往上缩.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. I'll buy Mammy some red taffeta and have an elegant petticoat made. "
- 我就给嬷嬷买块红府绸,让她做一条漂亮裙子吧.
来自飘（部分）
- 4. He made my husband take my best petticoat to muffle the oars.
- 他叫我丈夫把我最好的一条衬裙拿去包船桨.
来自辞典例句
- 5. She gnawed furiously, tore with both hands and the petticoat lay in strips in her hands.
- 她一次又一次使劲咬呀, 双手撕扯呀,结果衬裙变成了一堆布条摆在眼前.
来自飘（部分）
