- 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.
- ...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.
- ...the cuffs of his jeans.
他牛仔裤裤脚的翻边
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 turn-up
- 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.
- Brodie cuffed him on the side of the head.
布罗迪拍了一下他的头。 - Cuff is also a noun.
- He gave the dog a cuff.
他轻轻地拍了拍那条狗。
- VERB 给…戴手铐
If the police cuff someone, they put handcuffs on them.
- 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.
- 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。 - Mr Baker was speaking off the cuff when he made those suggestions.
贝克先生临时提出那些建议。