sleeve

sleeve

S0473850 (slēv)n.1. A part of a garment that covers all or part of an arm.2. A case into which an object or device fits: a record sleeve.3. A tattoo that covers all or a large part of the arm.tr.v. sleeved, sleev·ing, sleeves To furnish or fit with sleeves or a sleeve.Idiom: up (one's) sleeve Hidden but ready to be used: I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.

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[Middle English sleve, from Old English slēf; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

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sleeve′less adj.

sleeve

(sliːv) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a garment covering the arm2. (Mechanical Engineering) a tubular piece that is forced or shrunk into a cylindrical bore to reduce the diameter of the bore or to line it with a different material; liner3. (Mechanical Engineering) a tube fitted externally over two cylindrical parts in order to join them; bush4. (Electronics) a flat cardboard or plastic container to protect a gramophone record. US name: jacket 5. roll up one's sleeves to prepare oneself for work, a fight, etc6. up one's sleeve secretly readyvb (tr) to provide with a sleeve or sleeves[Old English slīf, slēf; related to Dutch sloof apron] ˈsleeveless adj ˈsleeveˌlike adj

sleeve

(sliv)

n., v. sleeved, sleev•ing. n. 1. the part of a garment that covers all or part of the arm. 2. an envelope, usu. of paper, for protecting a phonograph record. 3. a tubular piece, as of metal, fitting over a rod or the like. v.t. 4. to furnish with sleeves. Idioms: up one's sleeve, kept hidden, esp. for future use against another. [before 950; Middle English sleve, Old English slēfe (Anglian), slīefe, akin to Frisian (East) slēwe sleeve, Middle Dutch sloove covering] sleeve′less, adj.

sleeve

Past participle: sleeved
Gerund: sleeving

Imperative
sleeve
sleeve

Present
I sleeve
you sleeve
he/she/it sleeves
we sleeve
you sleeve
they sleeve

Preterite
I sleeved
you sleeved
he/she/it sleeved
we sleeved
you sleeved
they sleeved

Present Continuous
I am sleeving
you are sleeving
he/she/it is sleeving
we are sleeving
you are sleeving
they are sleeving

Present Perfect
I have sleeved
you have sleeved
he/she/it has sleeved
we have sleeved
you have sleeved
they have sleeved

Past Continuous
I was sleeving
you were sleeving
he/she/it was sleeving
we were sleeving
you were sleeving
they were sleeving

Past Perfect
I had sleeved
you had sleeved
he/she/it had sleeved
we had sleeved
you had sleeved
they had sleeved

Future
I will sleeve
you will sleeve
he/she/it will sleeve
we will sleeve
you will sleeve
they will sleeve

Future Perfect
I will have sleeved
you will have sleeved
he/she/it will have sleeved
we will have sleeved
you will have sleeved
they will have sleeved

Future Continuous
I will be sleeving
you will be sleeving
he/she/it will be sleeving
we will be sleeving
you will be sleeving
they will be sleeving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sleeving
you have been sleeving
he/she/it has been sleeving
we have been sleeving
you have been sleeving
they have been sleeving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sleeving
you will have been sleeving
he/she/it will have been sleeving
we will have been sleeving
you will have been sleeving
they will have been sleeving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sleeving
you had been sleeving
he/she/it had been sleeving
we had been sleeving
you had been sleeving
they had been sleeving

Conditional
I would sleeve
you would sleeve
he/she/it would sleeve
we would sleeve
you would sleeve
they would sleeve

Past Conditional
I would have sleeved
you would have sleeved
he/she/it would have sleeved
we would have sleeved
you would have sleeved
they would have sleeved

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sleeve - the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the armarmcloth covering - a covering made of clothcuff, turnup - the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or legdolman sleeve - a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuffelbow - the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows"garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"long sleeve - a sleeve extending from shoulder to wristraglan sleeve - a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of a coat or sweater with seams from the armhole to the neckshirtsleeve - the sleeve of a shirtshort sleeve - a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbowwristband - band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
	2.	sleeve - small case into which an object fitscase - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"record cover, record sleeve - a sleeve for storing a phonograph record

Translations

唱片套套筒衣袖袖子

sleeve

(sliːv) noun1. the part of a garment that covers the arm. He tore the sleeve of his jacket; a dress with long/short sleeves. 袖子 袖子2. (also ˈrecord-sleeve) a stiff envelope for a gramophone record. 唱片套 唱片套3. something, eg a tubular part in a piece of machinery, that covers as a sleeve of a garment does the arm. 套筒 套筒-sleeved having (a certain kind of) sleeve(s). a long-sleeved dress. 帶袖的 带袖的ˈsleeveless adjective without sleeves. a sleeveless dress. 無袖的 无袖的have/keep (something) up one's sleeve to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time. I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being. 有錦囊妙計 有锦囊妙计

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