chaps

英 [ʃæps; tʃ-]
  • n. 皮套裤(指皮护腿套裤)

中文词源


chaps 皮套裤

来自chaparral,原指在灌木丛中起保护作用的裤子。

英文词源


chaps (n.1)
1844, American English, short for chaparejos, from Mexican Spanish chaparreras, overalls worn to protect from chaparro (see chaparral).
chaps (n.2)
"jaws, cheeks," from chap (n.), 1550s, of unknown origin. Hence, chap-fallen (1590s).

双语例句


1. These chaps know their stuff after seven years of war.
7年的战争过后,这些家伙都成了作战行家。

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2. These chaps know what side their bread's buttered on.
这些家伙知道怎样做对他们有利。

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3. Hard luck, chaps, but don't despair too much.
真不走运,伙计们,不过别太灰心。

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4. a pair of chaps
一条皮套裤

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5. I was meeting these chaps who were mostly more or less my own age.
我见到了这帮小伙子,他们多数和我年龄相仿。

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