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Cuff N Count Shirt Parts Ends Verb Off The Cuff Made

单词 cuff
音标
英[kʌf] 美[kʌf]
解释
n.袖口,护腕,裤子翻边;<俚>手铐;护腕;vt.给…上袖口(或翻边);用手铐铐;击掌;轻拍;
例句

N-COUNT
袖口
The cuffs of a shirt or dress are the parts at the ends of the sleeves, which are thicker than the rest of the sleeve.
例:...a pale blue shirt with white collar and cuffs.有白色衣领和袖口的浅蓝色衬衫

N-COUNT
(裤脚的)外翻边,外卷边
The cuffs on a pair of pants or trousers are the parts at the ends of the legs, which are folded up.
例:...the cuffs of his jeans.他牛仔裤裤脚的翻边

VERB
(通常指轻而快地)拍,击(头或耳部)
If you cuff someone, you hit them quickly and lightly with your hand, usually on their head or their ear.
例:Brodie cuffed him on the side of the head.布罗迪拍了一下他的头。

VERB
给…戴手铐
If the police cuff someone, they put handcuffs on them.
例:She hoped they wouldn't cuff her hands behind her back.她希望他们不要把她反铐起来。

PHRASE
未经准备(或思考)的;即兴的
An off-the-cuff remark is made without being prepared or thought about in advance.
例:I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark...我并无冒犯之意。那只是随口说出的一句轻率话。
例:Mr Baker was speaking off the cuff when he made those suggestions.贝克先生临时提出那些建议。
变形
third:cuffs~done:cuffed~pl:cuffs~ing:cuffing~past:cuffed~

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