The form knicker is used as a modifier. knicker 用作修饰语。
1 N-PLURAL [oft a pair of NOUN] 女士短衬裤 Knickers are a piece of underwear worn by women and girls which have holes for the legs and elastic around the waist to hold them up.
女士短衬裤 [British] in AM, use 美国英语用 panties
2 PHRASE 恼火;烦闷 If someone
is getting their
knickers in a twist about something, they are getting annoyed or upset about it without good reason.
恼火;烦闷 [British, humorous, informal] -
The company, which makes its money on 3,000 grocery lines has its knickers in a twist about Sunday trading.
这家依靠3,000种食品杂货盈利的公司为其星期天的营业状况烦恼。
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