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    hand-me-down

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Clothes
    ˈhand-me-down noun [countable]  DCCOLD/NOT NEWa piece of clothing which has been used by someone and then given to another person 〔穿过再给别人的〕旧衣服 She refused to wear hand-me-downs. 她不愿意穿别人穿过的旧衣服。 hand-me-down clothes 别人穿过的旧衣服
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    hand-me-down• I always had to wear my sister's hand-me-downs.
    ˈhand-me-down nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus been has clothing piece of someone used which by a


    hand-me-down
    ˈhand-me-down noun [countable]
    a piece of clothing which has been used by someone and then given to another person:
        She refused to wear hand-me-downs.
        hand-me-down clothes


    hand-me-downBrE /ˈhænd miː daʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhænd miː daʊn/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] (especially NAmE) = cast-off ◆She hated having to wear her sister's hand-me-downs. 她讨厌穿她姐姐穿过的旧衣服。🔊🔊▸ hand-me-down adjective(especially NAmE) = cast-off