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单词 cuff
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cuff

noun
/kʌf/
/kʌf/
Idioms
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  1. enlarge image
    [countable]
    the lower end of a coat or shirt sleeve at the wrist
    • a collar and cuffs of white lace
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
  2. cuffs
    [plural] (informal) handcuffs (= a pair of metal rings joined by a chain, used for holding the wrists of a prisoner together)
  3. (North American English)
    (British English turn-up)
    [countable] the bottom of the leg of a pair of trousers that has been folded over on the outside
  4. [countable] a light hit with an open hand
    • to give somebody a friendly cuff
  5. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 late Middle English (denoting a glove or mitten): of unknown origin. noun sense 4 mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
Idioms
off the cuff
  1. (of speaking, remarks, etc.) without previous thought or preparation
    • I'm just speaking off the cuff here—I haven't seen the results yet.
    • an off-the-cuff remark

cuff

verb
/kʌf/
/kʌf/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cuff
/kʌf/
/kʌf/
he / she / it cuffs
/kʌfs/
/kʌfs/
past simple cuffed
/kʌft/
/kʌft/
past participle cuffed
/kʌft/
/kʌft/
-ing form cuffing
/ˈkʌfɪŋ/
/ˈkʌfɪŋ/
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  1. cuff somebody to hit somebody quickly and lightly with your hand, especially in a way that is not serious
    • She cuffed him lightly around his head.
  2. cuff somebody (informal) to put handcuffs on somebody
    • Both men were cuffed and detained for several hours.
    • His hands were cuffed behind his back.
  3. Word Originverb mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
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