cuff
[kʌf] noun countable
MATERIAL 材料
■the thicker material at the end of a sleeve nearest the hand 袖口
■US (UK turn-up)
■the part of a trouser leg that is turned up （裤脚的）翻边
[kʌf] noun countable
HIT 击打
■when you hit someone with your hand in a light, joking way （开玩笑地）轻拍，轻打•She gave him a playful cuff on the shoulder.她顽皮地在他肩头轻拍了一下。
[kʌf] noun countable
HANDCUFFS 手铐
cuffs [plural] informal for
■handcuffs
[kʌf] noun countable
off the cuff
■If you speak off the cuff, you say something without having prepared or thought about your words first 未经准备；未加思索；即兴地•I hadn't prepared a speech so I just said a few words off the cuff.我没准备发言，所以就随便说了几句。 •an off-the-cuff remark即兴评论
[kʌf] verb transitive
HIT 击打
■to hit someone with your hand in a light, joking way （开玩笑地）轻拍，轻打•His brother cuffed him playfully round the head.他哥哥开玩笑地在他头上拍了几下。
[kʌf] verb transitive
HANDCUFFS 手铐 informal
■to put someone's hands in handcuffs （为某人）戴上手铐•He was led out of the dock with his hands cuffed behind his back.他被带下被告席时双手被铐在背后。 |