sleeve

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sleeve /sliːv/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  DCthe part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm 袖子 a dress with long sleeves 长袖连衣裙long-sleeved/short-sleeved etc a short-sleeved shirt 短袖衬衫2  have something up your sleeve informalPLAN to have a secret plan or idea that you are going to use later 有后招；有锦囊妙计 Don’t worry. He still has a few tricks up his sleeve. 别担心，他还有几个妙招没使出来呢。3. APMa stiff paper cover that a record is stored in 唱片套 SYN jacket

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sleeve• Very suitable - high neck and nice long sleeves.• She lowered the sleeves, down, down, until they reached her wrists.• On completion, the top of the sleeve was not 44 centimetres.• But it is an astutely packaged and worthwhile collection none the less, with translations from the Zulu on the sleeve.• He had a grey walrus moustache and was wearing a collarless shirt with the sleeves rolled up.• Thick, dark hair curled around his face and his rolled-up sleeves revealed strong, well-muscled arms.Origin sleeve Old English sliefe

sleeve nounChinese  

covers part all that of the or Corpus piece of a clothing

sleeve
sleeve /sliːv/ noun [countable]1. the part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm:
    a dress with long sleeves
    long-sleeved/short-sleeved etc
    a short-sleeved shirt
2. have something up your sleeve informal to have a secret plan or idea that you are going to use later:
    Don’t worry. He still has a few tricks up his sleeve.
3. a stiff paper cover that a record is stored in
   SYN  jacket

🔑 sleeveBrE /sliːv/ 🔊NAmE /sliːv/ 🔊 noun🔑

a part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm 袖子◆a dress with short/long sleeves 短袖／长袖连衣裙◆Dan rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands. 丹挽起袖子洗了洗手。🔊🔊  ➡  see also shirtsleeve -sleeved (in adjectives 构成形容词) having sleeves of the type mentioned 有…袖子的◆a short-sleeved shirt短袖衬衫 (also jacket especially in NAmE ) a stiff paper or cardboard envelope for a record 唱片套◆a colourful sleeve design色彩斑斓的唱片套设计a tube that covers a part of a machine to protect it （机器的）套筒，套管▸ sleeve·less BrE /ˈsliːvləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsliːvləs/ 🔊 adjective◆a sleeveless dress无袖连衣裙●have/keep sth up your ˈsleeveto keep a plan or an idea secret until you need to use it 有锦囊妙计；胸中自有主张●an ace up your ˈsleeve(BrE) (NAmE an ace in the ˈhole) (informal) a secret advantage, for example a piece of information or a skill, that you are ready to use if you need to 秘藏的王牌；撒手锏；锦囊妙计●have a card up your ˈsleeveto have an idea, a plan, etc. that will give you an advantage in a particular situation and that you keep secret until it is needed 有锦囊妙计；留有一招●laugh up your ˈsleeve (at sb/sth)(informal) to be secretly amused about sth 暗自发笑；窃笑●roll up your ˈsleevesto prepare to work or fight 捋起袖子；准备动手；摩拳擦掌●have a ˈtrick, some more ˈtricks, etc. up your sleeveto have an idea, some plans, etc. that you keep ready to use if it becomes necessary 袖藏玄机；胸有成竹；自有锦囊妙计●wear your ˌheart on your ˈsleeveto allow your feelings to be seen by other people 让感情外露；把心事挂在脸上