bell-bottoms

IPA/ˈbel bɒtəmz/
IPA/ˈbel bɑːtəmz/

bell-bottoms — 名詞

1. a style of trousers whose legs widen greatly from the knee down to the hem, crea

1.名詞B1
釋義

喇叭褲

褲管從膝蓋以下逐漸加寬的長褲

a style of trousers whose legs widen greatly from the knee down to the hem, creating a flared shape that was especially popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

例句

Salma bought bell-bottoms at a vintage shop and wore them to a party.

Salma 在一家古著店買了一條喇叭褲，穿去參加派對。

pair of bell-bottoms — standard unit for plural clothing

The dancer's bell-bottoms swayed with every move she made on stage.

舞者的喇叭褲隨著她在台上的每個動作搖擺。

同義詞
  • flared trousers

    the broader, more neutral term for trousers that widen below the knee; 'bell-bottoms' implies a more dramatic flare.

  • flares

    informal British shortening of 'flared trousers'; very common in the UK but less so in the US.

反義詞
  • straight-leg trousers

    trousers with a consistent leg width from hip to hem, the opposite cut.

  • skinny jeans

    tight-fitting jeans that taper at the ankle, contrasting with the wide hem of bell-bottoms.

用法筆記

Always used in plural form, like 'trousers' or 'jeans'. The singular form 'bell-bottom' is used only as a modifier before another noun (for example, 'bell-bottom jeans').

常見錯誤

❌I bought a bell-bottoms yesterday.
✅I bought a pair of bell-bottoms yesterday.
💡'a' cannot directly precede a plural noun; use 'a pair of' instead.
❌That is a nice bell-bottom.
✅Those are nice bell-bottoms.
💡'bell-bottoms' is always treated as plural, even when referring to one item of clothing.