单词 | hand-me-down |
释义 | hand-me-downWord forms: plural hand-me-downs 1. countable noun [usually plural] Hand-me-downs are things, especially clothes, which have been used by someone else before you and which have been given to you for your use. Edward wore Andrew's hand-me-downs. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Hand-me-down is used to describe things, especially clothes, which have been used by someone else before you and whichhave been given to you for your use. Most of the boys wore hand-me-down military shirts from their fathers. ...hand-me-down tennis rackets. Synonyms: cast-off, used, second-hand, worn More Synonyms of hand-me-down hand-me-down in British Englishnoun informal 1. a. something, esp an outgrown garment, passed down from one person to another b. (as modifier) a hand-me-down dress 2. a. anything that has already been used by another b. (as modifier) hand-me-down ideas hand-me-down in American English (ˈhændmiˌdaʊn) noun 1. Informal something, esp. an article of clothing, which is used and then passed along to someone else adjective Informal 2. used; secondhand 3. ready-made and cheap Synonyms of 'hand-me-down'cast-off, used, second-hand, worn More Synonyms of hand-me-down |
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