单词 | glove |
释义 | glove (glʌv ) Word forms: gloves 1. countable noun A2 Gloves are pieces of clothing which cover your hands and wrists and have individual sections for each finger. You wear gloves to keep your hands warm or dry or to protect them. He stuck his gloves in his pocket. ...a pair of white cotton gloves. Synonyms: mitten, gauntlet, mitt 2. to fit like a glove phrase If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly. [emphasis] 3. See also kid gloves 4. hand in glove phrase If you work hand in glove with someone, you work very closely with them. The U.N. inspectors work hand in glove with the Western intelligence agencies. Synonyms: in association, in partnership, in league, in collaboration Image of glove © Africa Studio, Shutterstock Idioms: be hand in glove with someone or something to be working very closely with another person or organization, often in order to do something dishonest or immoral Employment on the building sites is controlled by more than 40 gangs, who are believed to be hand in glove with the police. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers fit like a glove to be exactly the right shape or size, or to be exactly right or appropriate in some other way Surprisingly, she has not sung Leonora for a long time, yet, as I reminded her, she used to say the part fitted her voice like a glove. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: heavy gloves The welder wore a mask, a protective suit and heavy gloves. Smithsonian They wear heavy gloves and full body armour with helmets that protect the face and head. Globe and Mail A cowboy dressed in chaps, cowboy boots, a shirt and bandanna, and heavy gloves delivers letters to rural mailboxes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Heavy gloves and an apron are recommended. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The material could also be used to manufacture tougher and thinner latex gloves of the type used by surgeons. Times, Sunday Times Pockets rammed with latex gloves, lips stained blue. The Sun The fashion icon, 49, below, wore a mask and latex gloves as she also cleaned her table with anti-bacterial wipes. The Sun He covers the dining room table with butcher paper, puts on latex gloves. Times, Sunday Times The report also highlights how latex gloves costing 5.44 in one hospital are bought for just 2.39 in another. Times, Sunday Times That was back in the day when keepers only had one shirt and one pair of gloves. The Sun Later, she drops her handbag - and a pair of gloves and a syringe can be seen. The Sun As your extremities are most vulnerable to the cold, get a good pair of gloves and try to find a hat that covers your ears. Times, Sunday Times These can easily get blocked, but put on a pair of gloves and reach in to scoop out the dirt. The Sun He can bat for a whole day in one pair of gloves. Times, Sunday Times Once the beetroots are cooked, remove from the foil and peel, wearing plastic gloves and an apron to avoid staining your hands and clothes. The Sun Outside the hospital a police specialist search team with blue plastic gloves were checking rubbish bins and even opening up the lampposts to check inside. Times, Sunday Times You might wrap your hands in clingfilm or slip on a pair of plastic gloves (of the type used by nurses) - unattractive but effective. Times, Sunday Times When he puts on plastic gloves and reaches for his probe, we're in the realm of the horror film. Times, Sunday Times And plastic gloves sealed into the bag allow post-mortem examinations to be carried out on contaminated bodies. Times, Sunday Times You'll need to wear protective gloves and glasses when using it. Times, Sunday Times To take part, you need climbing kit of clasps, buckles and belts, protective gloves and a helmet. The Sun We were extremely careful in our demonstration and wore protective gloves. The Sun They put on protective gloves, boots and headgear as we, embarrassingly, skulked by the pool. Times, Sunday Times Make sure you always wear the provided protective gloves, too! The Sun I covered my coffee table with newspaper and got ready surgical gloves, a scalpel and lots of cleaning supplies. The Sun I am sitting here typing, wearing blue surgical gloves. Times,Sunday Times They have surgical gloves, disposable aprons, sleeves and shoe covers but no surgical masks. Times,Sunday Times He accepts his inner wolf, dons his surgical gloves, picks up an electric saw and gets to work on the therapist. Times, Sunday Times Yes, all these products (including the synthetic rubber of one-use surgical gloves) emerge from refining oil and gas. Times,Sunday Times Wearing overalls, face masks, thick gloves and carrying breathing apparatus, they swiftly doused the area with cooling sea water. The Sun Thick gloves can reduce soldiers' touch sensation and can decrease fine-motor dexterity by 50 to 75 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Put on thick gloves, snip them out at the base and the whole thing will be transformed. Times, Sunday Times Time to get out the thick gloves. Times, Sunday Times She can't work in thick gloves. Times, Sunday Times Wear gloves and a warm coat as it gets chilly. The Sun (2009) Wear gloves because the leaves and stems are covered in fine hairs, which can be a skin irritant. The Sun (2011) It burns on contact with the skin, so wear rubber gloves and protect arms and faces. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Translations: Chinese: 手套 Japanese: 手袋 |
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