英语词汇“cuff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

cuffcuff1 /kʌf/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYcuff¹

Origin: 1500-1600 cuff glove (14-16 centuries)

1the end part of a sleeve (=the arm of a shirt, dress etc.) that often has a button on it to hold it closed around your wrist2a narrow band of cloth turned up at the bottom of your pants3an action in which you hit someone lightly on the head with your hand open4cuffs [plural] informal handcuffs → see also off-the-cuff

noun | verb

cuffcuff2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

cuff

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	cuff
	he, she, it	cuffs
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	cuffed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have cuffed
	he, she, it	has cuffed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had cuffed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will cuff
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have cuffed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am cuffing
	he, she, it	is cuffing
	you, we, they	are cuffing
Past	I, he, she, it	was cuffing
	you, we, they	were cuffing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been cuffing
	he, she, it	has been cuffing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been cuffing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be cuffing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been cuffing

1to put handcuffs on someone: His right hand was cuffed to the metal handgrip of the bus seat.2to hit someone lightly, especially in a friendly way: She cuffed him playfully on the side of the head.