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sleeveless
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.
[Middle English sleve, from Old English slēf; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]
sleeve′less adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sleeveless - having no sleeves; "sleeveless summer dresses"sleeved - made with sleeves or sleeves especially as specified; often used in combination; "sleeved garments"; "short-sleeved" | | 2. | sleeveless - unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"bootless, fruitless, futile, vainunproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" |
Translationssleeve (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EncyclopediaSeesleevesleeveless
Synonyms for sleevelessadj having no sleevesAntonymsadj unproductive of successSynonyms- bootless
- fruitless
- futile
- vain
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