cuff

[kʌf]

n.袖口, 手铐
n.巴掌
v.为...上袖口,带手铐
v.轻拍, 掴

例句与用法:

I won't prepare a speech: I'll talk off the cuff.

我不准备发言稿,我将即兴发言。

Give me100 dollars down and we'll put the rest on the cuff.

你先交100美元定钱,其余可以赊欠。

She braid the neckline, hem and cuff of the dress.

她用穗带装饰连衣裙的领口、摺边和袖口。

The dress pattern doesn't really explain how the cuff joins onto the sleeve.

这个裙样没有真正地示明袖口是怎样与袖子连接在一起的。

词形变化:

动词过去式: cuffed | 动词过去分词: cuffed | 动词现在分词: cuffing | 动词第三人称单数: cuffs |

详细释义:

n.

1. 袖口[C]

She only ironed the collar and cuffs.

她只烫了领子和袖口。

2. (裤脚的)翻边[C]

3. 手铐[P]

The guard unlocked the cuffs of the prisoner.

警卫打开了囚犯的手铐。

vt.

1. 为……上袖口(或翻边)

2. 给……上手铐


vt.

掌击, 掴, 打

She cuffed the dog when she found it on the chair.

她发觉狗跳到椅子上, 便轻轻打了它一下。

n.

掌击, (打)一巴掌[S]

He gave the pickpocket a good cuff.

他给那扒手狠狠一巴掌。