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单词 hand-me-down
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈhand-me-ˌdown,  n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga used item passed along for further use by another, esp. an article of clothing:She was wearing her sister's hand-me-downs.

adj. 
  1. passed along for further use by another:wearing hand-me-down shoes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hand-me-down  (handmē doun′, han-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an article of clothing passed on to another person after being used, outgrown, etc.:The younger children wore the hand-me-downs of the older ones.
  2. any item not new that is or can be used again:Our office furniture was a collection of hand-me-downs.

adj. 
  1. passed along for further use by others:some hand-me-down clothes from my older brother.
  2. borrowed or adapted from other sources;
    derivative:a street full of hand-me-down architecture.
  • 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hand-me-down n informal
  1. something, esp an outgrown garment, passed down from one person to another
  2. anything that has already been used by another
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