sleeve

sleeve
noun
  1. the part of a garment that wholly or partly covers a person's arm
    袖子
    a shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
    卷起袖子的衬衫。
  2. (亦作 record sleeve 或 album sleeve)a protective paper or cardboard cover for a record
    书套;唱片套
    ■a protective or connecting tube fitting over or enclosing a rod, spindle, or smaller tube
    套筒
  3. a windsock
    风向袋
    ■a drogue towed by an aircraft
    (机尾的)减速伞
常用词组
up one's sleeve
  1. (of a strategy, idea, or resource) kept secret and in reserve for use when needed
    作为锦囊妙计的;留作一手的
    he was new to the game but had a few tricks up his sleeve.
    他虽不熟悉这项运动,却自有锦囊妙计。
wear one's heart on one's sleeve
派生
sleeved
adjective
  1. [often in combination]a cap-sleeved shirt.
    超短袖衬衫。
sleeveless
adjective
语源
  1. Old English slēfe, slīef(e), slȳf; related to Middle Dutch sloove 'covering'
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