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单词 shirt-sleeve
释义 shirt-sleeve
adjective
also shirt-sleeves or shirt-sleeved \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\
1.
 a. : being without a coat
  < spoke before a shirt-sleeve audience standing in the sun >
 b. : calling for the removal of coats for the sake of comfort or efficiency
  < still does shirt-sleeve work in the laboratories and hangars — Sidney Shalett >
  < last week was quite up to par, shirt-sleeve weather included — G.F.T.Ryall >
2.
 a. : marked by informality and directness
  < was shirt-sleeve diplomacy, a bit rough, but it got results — V.L.Albjerg >
  < a shirt-sleeves biography alive with informality and fun — Lee Rogow >
 b. : marked by closeness of contact with actual facts as opposed to theory
  < strive at higher mathematical formulas for linguistic meaning while knowing nothing correctly of the shirt-sleeve rudiments of language — B.L.Whorf >
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