| 单词 | cuff |
| 释义 | cuff cuff1 /kuf/, n. 1. a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve. 2. a turned-up fold, as at the bottom of a trouser leg. 3. the part of a gauntlet or long glove that extends over the wrist. 4. a separate or detachable band or piece of fabric worn about the wrist, inside or outside of the sleeve. 5. an elasticized, ribbed, or reinforced band at the top of a sock or stocking. 6. a band of leather or other material, wider than a collar, sewed around the outside of the top of a shoe or boot to serve as a trimming or finish. 7. a handcuff. 8. Anat. a bandlike muscle or group of muscles encircling a body part. 9. Furniture. a horizontal strip of veneer used as an ornament on a leg. 10. Med. an inflatable wrap placed around the upper arm and used in conjunction with a device for recording blood pressure. 11. off the cuff, Informal. a. extemporaneously; on the spur of the moment. b. unofficially or informally: I'm telling you this strictly off the cuff. 12. on the cuff, Slang. a. with the promise of future payment; on credit. b. without charge; with no payment expected: He enjoyed his meal the more because it was on the cuff. v.t. 13. to make a cuff or cuffs on: to cuff a pair of trousers. 14. to put handcuffs on. [1350-1400; ME cuffe mitten; perh. akin to OE cuffie cap < ML cuphia COIF] cuff2 /kuf/, v.t. 1. to strike with the open hand; beat; buffet. n. 2. a blow with the fist or the open hand; buffet. [1520-30; perh. < Scand; cf. LG kuffen, Norw, Sw dial. kuffa to push, shove] |
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