sleeve
noun [ C ] uk/sliːv/ us/sliːv/
(CLOTHING PART)
B1 (also arm)袖子
the part of a piece of clothing that covers some or all of the arm
short/long sleeves 短／长袖
The sleeves are too long for me. 对我来说，这袖子太长了。
You'd better roll your sleeves up or you'll get them dirty. 你最好卷起袖子，否则会把它们弄脏的。
- More examples
- The sleeve of my jacket got caught on the door handle and ripped.
- You could always turn the sleeves up.
- She wiped her nose on her sleeve.
- One of his sleeves was ripped.
- I had to unravel one of the sleeves because I realized I'd knitted it too small.
(COVER)
mainly UK (US also jacket)封套，防护罩
a cover to protect something
Can you put the record back in its sleeve, please? 你能把唱片放回封套里吗?
（机器的）套筒
a tube-shaped covering to protect a part of a machine
(TATTOO)
花臂（纹满整个手臂的纹身）
a tattoo (= permanent skin decoration) that covers the whole of someone's arm
Idiom
have something up your sleeveidiom informalC2 暗中留有一招;藏有锦囊妙计
to have secret plans or ideas
If I know Mark he'll have one or two tricks up his sleeve. 如果说我还算了解马克，我知道他总会留着一两招。