sleeve
/sliːv/noun
1
- the part of a garment that wholly or partly covers a person's arm袖子：
a shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
卷起袖子的衬衫。
1.1
- （亦作 record sleeve或album sleeve）a protective paper or cardboard cover for a record唱片套。
1.2
- a protective or connecting tube fitting over or enclosing a rod, spindle, or smaller tube套筒。
2
- a windsock风向袋。
2.1
- a drogue towed by an aircraft（机尾的）减速伞, 制动伞。
短语
up one's sleeve
- (of a strategy, idea, or resource) kept secret and in reserve for use when needed作为锦囊妙计的; 留作一手的：
he was new to the game but had a few tricks up his sleeve.
他虽不熟悉这项运动, 却自有锦囊妙计。
wear one's heart on one's sleeve
- 见HEART.
派生词
sleeved
adjective超短袖衬衫
sleeveless
adjective词源
Old English slēfe, slīef(e), slỳf; related to Middle Dutch sloove 'covering'.