| 单词 | cuff |
| 释义 | Related topics: Clothescuff1 /kʌf/ noun [countable] 1. DCCthe end of a sleeve 袖口2. American EnglishDCC a narrow piece of cloth turned upwards at the bottom of a trouser leg 〔裤脚的〕翻边 SYN British English turn-up3. HITan action in which you hit someone lightly on the head with your hand open 用手掌轻拍〔某人头部〕4. cuffs [plural] handcuffs 手铐n5. a wide band of metal, leather, plastic etc, worn around the wrist as decoration → off-the-cuffExamples from the Corpuscuff• He would have thrown out the shirt with the slightly frayed cuff and straightened his shoulders.• In I.. Magnin they have house detectives who look great, cuff links, tailored suits.• Sunny Jim drops his pizza and it gets all over Sam's right cuff.• He is wearing shoes, and his shirt cuffs are buttoned.• When he gets closer we can see that one of his shirt cuffs is unbuttoned and the sleeve is frayed.• The smell was unpleasant too but she resisted the temptation to remove her scented handkerchief from the cuff of her blouse.• I threw fists and kicked hard as hell when they tried to get the cuffs on me.• They saw him pass by, Jaunty and confident in his drainpipe trousers, his long Jacket with velvet cuffs and collar.Related topics: Crime & lawcuff2 verb [transitive] 1 HITto hit someone lightly, especially in a friendly way 〔尤指友好地〕用掌轻拍 She cuffed him playfully on the side of the head. 她开玩笑地拍拍他的脑袋。2. SCto put handcuffs on someone 给…戴手铐→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscuff• Alex Fernandez: out for the season with a torn rotator cuff.• The trousers were short and they were cuffed.• One child was cuffed for misbehaving at a bus stop.• I cuff him gently and recommend sitting up straight.• She cuffed Léonie lightly on the cheek.• His right hand was cuffed to the metal handgrip of the bus seat.• They dusted, booked us, cuffed us and pushed us down to the station and read us our rights.Origin cuff1 (1500-1600) cuff “glove” ((14-16 centuries))cuff1 nouncuff2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese end the of a Corpus sleeve |
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