cuff

名词 cuff:

1. the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
   同义词：turnup
2. shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
   同义词：handcuff, handlock, manacle

动词 cuff:

1. hit with the hand
   同义词：whomp
2. confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
   同义词：manacle, handcuff

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。

cuff

n.（名词）

A fold used as trimming at the bottom of a sleeve.
袖口：在袖子底部用作装饰的折叠部分
A band, often having an opening with a button closure, at the bottom of a sleeve.
袖口：袖子底部的一个环形部分，通常备有装有钮扣的开口
The turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg.
翻边：裤脚底部向上折叠的部分
The band at the top of a sock.
袜口箍带
The part of a glove that extends over the wrist.
手套腕部：遮过手腕的手套部分
A handcuff.
手铐
Medicine An inflatable band, usually wrapped around the upper arm, that is used along with a sphygmomanometer in measuring arterial blood pressure.
【医学】 橡皮箍袖带：一种可充气的箍带，通常裹在前臂上，与血压计一起使用以测量出动脉的血压
v.tr.（及物动词）
cuffed,cuff.ing,cuffs
To form a cuff or cuffs on.
形成手铐，戴上手铐
To put handcuffs on.
给…上手铐

<习惯用语>off the cuff
In an extemporaneous or informal manner.
即席地，非正式地
on the cuff
On credit.
以赊帐方式
来源：
Middle English cuffe [mitten]
中古英语 cuffe [连指手套]

cuff
cuff 2

v.tr.（及物动词）
cuffed,cuff.ing,cuffs
To strike with or as if with the open hand; slap.
掴：用巴掌或似乎用巴掌打击；掴
n.（名词）
A blow or slap with the open hand.
拳击，用空手打

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