cuff
cuff — 名詞
- cuffsingular
- cuffsplural
1. the band at a sleeve's end where the cloth meets your wrist
袖口
袖子末端包住手腕的部分
the band at a sleeve's end where the cloth meets your wrist
Devika folded back the wet cuff of her raincoat before washing dishes.
Devika 洗碗前先把雨衣濕掉的袖口往上摺。
collocation: fold back a cuff
Karim buttoned the shirt cuff after checking the time on his watch.
Karim 看完手錶後把襯衫袖口扣好。
collocation: button a shirt cuff
A loose cuff kept sliding over Min's hand during the school play.
鬆鬆的袖口在學校表演時一直滑過 Min 的手。
The tailor widened one cuff so Erik could move his wrist easily.
裁縫把其中一邊袖口放寬，讓 Erik 比較好活動手腕。
文法句型
the cuff of a shirt
button a cuff
fold back a cuff
用法筆記
This sense usually refers to the part around the wrist on a shirt, jacket, or coat sleeve. It often appears with verbs like button, fold back, or tighten.
2. the folded band made by turning the bottom of trousers outward
反摺褲腳
褲管底部向外折起的部分
the folded band made by turning the bottom of trousers outward
The tailor pinned the cuff of Lara's trousers before the final fitting.
裁縫在最後試穿前先別好 Lara 褲子的反摺褲腳。
collocation: cuff of trousers
Rainwater darkened the cuffs of his school trousers on the walk home.
走路回家時，雨水把他校褲的反摺褲腳都弄深色了。
Christopher asked for wider cuffs to match his old jazz suit.
Christopher 想要更寬的反摺褲腳，好搭他的老式爵士西裝。
One cuff came undone and brushed the ground near the station stairs.
其中一邊反摺褲腳鬆開了，在車站樓梯旁擦到地面。
- turn-up
specifically names the folded part at the bottom of the trouser leg
文法句型
cuffs on trousers
turn up the cuffs
wide cuffs
用法筆記
This clothing sense is mainly used for trousers rather than shirts. British English uses cuff more naturally here than American English, which often says pant cuff or turn-up.
3. a stiff wide bracelet that fits closely around the wrist
寬手環
寬版、像手鐲的手腕飾品
a stiff wide bracelet that fits closely around the wrist
Nikos bought a silver cuff from a market beside the old port.
Nikos 在舊港旁的市集買了一只銀色寬手環。
collocation: silver cuff
The artist wore a wooden cuff that matched her bright red scarf.
那位藝術家戴著木製寬手環，剛好配她鮮紅色的圍巾。
Baraka fastened a brass cuff around his wrist before the concert.
Baraka 在演唱會前把一只黃銅寬手環扣到手腕上。
A cracked cuff lay beside the mirror on Sivan's dressing table.
一只裂開的寬手環躺在 Sivan 梳妝台的鏡子旁。
文法句型
wear a cuff
silver cuff
cuff around the wrist
用法筆記
This sense belongs to jewellery and often suggests a broad open bracelet rather than a thin chain bracelet.
4. handcuffs, especially when people speak about them informally
手銬
口語指警方用的手銬
handcuffs, especially when people speak about them informally
The detective kept a spare pair of cuffs in the car door pocket.
那名警探把一副備用手銬放在車門邊的置物格裡。
informal plural: a pair of cuffs
One cuff jammed, so the officer called for another set.
其中一只手銬卡住了，所以警員又叫了一組來。
After the arrest, the suspect sat quietly with cuffs on both wrists.
逮捕後，那名嫌犯雙手戴著手銬，安靜地坐著。
The guard removed the cuffs only after Mina entered the holding room.
Mina 走進留置室後，警衛才把手銬拿掉。
- handcuffs
the standard full form in neutral English
- restraints
a broader word that can include other devices besides handcuffs
文法句型
a pair of cuffs
put on the cuffs
in cuffs
用法筆記
This informal sense is very often plural. People commonly say a pair of cuffs or in cuffs rather than using the singular form on its own.
5. a brief playful blow from the flat of the hand
輕拍一下
開玩笑地輕打一記
a brief playful blow from the flat of the hand
Devika gave her brother a cuff on the shoulder after his silly joke.
Devika 弟弟講了傻笑話後，她拍了他肩膀一下。
pattern: give someone a cuff
The coach answered the win with a proud cuff on Karim's back.
教練用在 Karim 背上輕拍一下來回應這場勝利。
A quick cuff from his mother sent the boy laughing into the yard.
媽媽輕拍一下後，那個男孩笑著跑進院子裡。
Wren dodged Nick's playful cuff and grabbed the last sandwich.
Wren 躲開 Nick 開玩笑的一記輕拍，抓走最後一個三明治。
文法句型
give someone a cuff
a cuff on the shoulder
playful cuff
用法筆記
This noun usually suggests a brief playful blow rather than a serious attack. It often appears with on the shoulder, on the head, or on the back.
cuff — 動詞
- cuffpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cuffs3rd person singular
- cuffing-ing form
- cuffedpast simple
1. to hit someone lightly with your hand, usually in a playful way
輕拍；輕打
用手輕輕打人，多帶玩笑意味
to hit someone lightly with your hand, usually in a playful way
Erik cuffed his cousin on the arm after the winning goal.
進球後，Erik 在表親手臂上輕拍了一下。
pattern: cuff someone on the arm
The older boy cuffed Theo gently and pointed at the broken kite.
那個年紀較大的男孩輕拍了 Theo 一下，接著指向破掉的風箏。
Lara laughed when her aunt cuffed her shoulder for teasing Grandpa.
Lara 取笑 Grandpa 時，姨媽輕拍她肩膀一下，她反而笑了。
Minh cuffed his friend lightly, then helped him back onto the bench.
Minh 輕拍了朋友一下，接著把他扶回長椅上。
文法句型
cuff someone on the arm
cuff someone on the shoulder
cuff someone playfully
用法筆記
This sense usually appears with a body part after on and often sounds playful or mildly scolding, not violent. It is much less common than slap in everyday modern English.
2. to fasten handcuffs onto someone
上銬
給人戴上手銬
to fasten handcuffs onto someone
Two officers cuffed the thief outside the pharmacy before the crowd gathered.
兩名警員在人群聚過來前，就在藥局外把小偷上銬了。
police action: cuff a suspect
The guard cuffed Paolo after he shoved past the museum gate.
Paolo 衝過博物館大門後，警衛立刻把他上銬。
Police cuffed the driver and searched the boot for stolen phones.
警方先把駕駛上銬，再搜查後車廂裡的失竊手機。
At the station, the sergeant cuffed the suspect to stop another escape.
在警局裡，巡佐把嫌犯上銬，好阻止他再次逃跑。
文法句型
cuff someone outside a building
be cuffed and taken away
cuff a suspect
用法筆記
This sense belongs to arrest or security situations and is often used in the passive, as in be cuffed and led away. It focuses on putting restraints on someone, not on striking them.