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。
(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
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
(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
[often in combination]a cap-sleeved shirt. 超短袖衬衫。
sleeveless adjective 语源
Old English slēfe, slīef(e), slȳf; related to Middle Dutch sloove 'covering'