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

sleeve [sliːv]
  1. 1. noun [c] [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 [slɪv] [slɪːv]
  1. 1. noun 袖，袖子
  2. 2. noun 套筒
  3. 3. noun 唱片套
  4. 4. noun （安在飞机尾部的）拖靶
  5. 5. vt. 给…装袖子（或套筒）
  6. 6. noun [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
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Examples

Her sleeve caught on a nail.
她的衣服被钉子钩了一下。 → catch
a set-in sleeve
装袖 → set-in
shirt-sleeve philosophy
朴素的哲学 → shirt-sleeve
have something up (或 in) one's sleeve
留有对策，留了一手，有锦囊妙计
Wipe your nose with a napkin, not your sleeve!
用纸巾擦鼻子，不要用袖子！ → wipe
The sleeve of this shirt is mended.
这件衬衫的袖子上有补丁。 → mend
Have you got a canny card up your sleeve?
你有什么好点子吗？
In negotiations, she is famous for having cards up her sleeve.
谈判桌上，她以足智多谋见长。
to have sth up one's sleeve
[fig] 暗藏某物以备不时之需 → sleeve
an LP sleeve → LP
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