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This word has two very different everyday meanings, so context matters a lot. In American English, it usually means a piece of underwear or swimwear that leaves most of the bottom uncovered, held by thin straps. In Australian and some British English, 'thongs' means simple rubber , what Americans would call '.' Because of this difference, the word can cause real confusion between English speakers from different countries.
(美式)丁字褲；(澳式)夾腳拖鞋
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Thongname
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A surname.
thongnoun/θɒŋ/
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A narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects.
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datedAn item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.
- Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs.
- T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs (T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs).
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An item of clothing, usually an undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.
- She was impressed by her friend's confidence to wear a thong on the crowded beach.
- "Another girl bends over to get her books from her locker. Her hot pink thong sticks out of her low-rise pants."
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The largest section of a bullwhip constructed of many straps of braided leather.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。