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单词 shirt-sleeve
释义

shirt-sleeve in American English

(ʃɜrtˌsliv)
adjective US
1. 
in, or suitable for being in, one's shirt sleeves
2. 
plain, direct, and informal
shirt-sleeve philosophy

shirt-sleeve in American English

(ˈʃɜːrtˌsliv)
adjective
1. 
not wearing a jacket; informally dressed
a shirt-sleeve mob
2. 
warm enough to live or work in without wearing a jacket or coat
shirt-sleeve weather in November
3. 
simple, plain, and informal; direct and straightforward in approach, manner, etc.
shirt-sleeve diplomacy
Also: shirtsleeve, shirt-sleeved, shirt-sleeves
Word origin
[1560–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1560–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bump, clinch, cylinder, event, sympathy

Examples of 'shirt-sleeve' in a sentence
shirt-sleeve

And this custom conforms to military and naval shirt-sleeve order discipline.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Even though it was shirt-sleeve weather for many competitors yesterday afternoon, it was not sunny.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His dedicated shirt-sleeve approach and open door won him great loyalty and the company great success around the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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