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单词 hand-me-down
释义 hand-me-down
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. of clothing : ready-made and usually cheap and shoddy
 < cheap store clothes of the hand-me-down variety for export to the Southwest — Dixon Wecter >
2.
 a. : put in use by one person or group after being already used and discarded by another : secondhand
  < not just any old hand-me-down philosophy of education — Atlantic >
 b. : already having been worn or used and discarded by another (as an older brother)
  < wearing their older sisters' hand-me-down evening dresses — Peter Taylor >
II. noun
(-s)
: something that is hand-me-down
 < the terms … are hand-me-downs from former generations of businessmen — W.H.Whyte >
 < are our diet beliefs more hand-me-downs from the previous generation — C.R.Stackhouse >
especially : a hand-me-down garment or suit
 < uniforms … had the unmistakable fit of hand-me-downs — Hamilton Basso >
 < wore hand-me-downs until he was 16 and then was allowed to buy himself a new suit >
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