| 单词 | sleeve |
| 释义 | sleeve n. 1. the part of a garment that wholly or partly covers an arm. 2. the cover of a gramophone record. 3. a tube enclosing a rod or smaller tube. 4. a a wind-sock. b a drogue towed by an aircraft. Phrases and idioms roll up one's sleeves prepare to fight or work. sleeve-board a small ironing-board for pressing sleeves. sleeve-coupling a tube for connecting shafts or pipes. sleeve-link a cuff-link. sleeve-note a descriptive note on a record-sleeve. sleeve-nut a long nut with right-hand and left-hand screw-threads for drawing together pipes or shafts conversely threaded. sleeve-valve a valve in the form of a cylinder with a sliding movement. up one's sleeve concealed but ready for use, in reserve. Derivatives sleeved adj. (also in comb.). sleeveless adj. Etymology: OE slefe, sliefe, slyf |
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