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  • Conjugation : past  sleeved ; ing  sleeving
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

sleeve [sliːv]
  1. 1. noun [of jacket] [ sweater etc] 袖子
  2. 2. noun [esp BRIT] [of record] 唱片套[美 = jacket]
    with long/short sleeves
    长袖/短袖
    to have sth up one's sleeve
    [fig] 暗藏某物以备不时之需

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

sleeve [sliːv]
  1. 1. n.[c] 衣袖
  2. 2. n.[c] 套管套筒
  3. 3. n.[c] [British English] 唱片套
  4. 4. n.[c] [Weightlifting] 套管

Collins English-English Dictionary

sleeve [sliːv]
  1. 1. n a flat cardboard or plastic container to protect a gramophone record jacket
  2. 2. n the part of a garment covering the arm
  3. 3. n a tubular piece that is forced or shrunk into a cylindrical bore to reduce the diameter of the bore or to line it with a different material; liner
  4. 4. n a tube fitted externally over two cylindrical parts in order to join them; bush
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to provide with a sleeve or sleeves
  6. 6. vt. [Etymology] Old English slif, slef; related to Dutch sloof apron

Examples

a set-in sleeve
装袖
shirt-sleeve philosophy
朴素的哲学
Wipe your nose with a napkin, not your sleeve!
用纸巾擦鼻子,不要用袖子!
Have you got a canny card up your sleeve?
你有什么好点子吗?
to have sth up one's sleeve
[fig] 暗藏某物以备不时之需
The sleeve has an underlining.
袖子有衬里。

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