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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

petticoat ['pεtɪkəut]
  1. 1. noun [o.f.] [c] (full length) 裙子
  2. 2. noun [o.f.] (underskirt) 衬裙

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

petticoat [ 'pεtɪ .kot] [ 'petɪkəut]
  1. 1. noun 衬裙（尤指妇女或幼儿穿的裙子）
  2. 2. noun 裙状物
  3. 3. noun [verbal] 女人；少女
  4. 4. adjective 女性的；女人主持的
    petticoat government
    女人当权

Collins English-English Dictionary

petticoat ['pεtɪ,kəυt]
  1. 1. n a woman's light undergarment in the form of an underskirt or including a bodice supported by shoulder straps
  2. 2. n [informal] a humorous or mildly disparaging name for a woman
  3. 3. n (as modifier)
    petticoat politics
  4. 4. n [Etymology] C15: see petty, coat
See more results for petticoat in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

petticoat government
女人当权 → petticoat
a hoop petticoat → hoop
petticoat politics → petticoat
a taffeta petticoat → taffeta
通过裙带关系
with the help of one's female relatives; through petticoat influence → 裙带
裙带风是一种不正之风。
Petticoat influence is an unhealthy tendency. → 裙带风

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