| 单词 | hand-me-down |
| 释义 | hand-me-down Word forms: hand-me-downs 1. countable noun [usually plural] Hand-me-downs are things, especially clothes, which have been used by someone else before you and which have been given to you for your use. Edward wore Andrew's hand-me-downs. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Hand-me-down is used to describe things, especially clothes, which have been used by someone else before you and which have been given to you for your use. Most of the boys wore hand-me-down military shirts from their fathers. ...hand-me-down tennis rackets. Synonyms: cast-off, used, second-hand, worn Collocations: hand-me-down clothes Hand-me-down clothes and toys are the norm and there are no holidays or nights out. The Sun Some stand out as plain as padlocked gas meters and empty cupboards and hand-me-down clothes. Christianity Today What about all the hand-me-down clothes, toys and equipment that we already owned? Times, Sunday Times We had hand-me-down clothes with patches on the knees. Times, Sunday Times I don't doubt that, with a frequently out-of-work actor as a father, she and her siblings lived hand-to-mouth, sometimes wearing hand-me-down clothes. Times, Sunday Times |
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