sleeve

/sliːv/ (bre, ipa) · /sliːv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈslēv/ (ame, mw)

sleeve — 名詞

  • sleevesingular
  • sleevesplural

1. on a shirt, dress, jacket, or similar garment, the fabric that goes over your ar

1.名詞A2
釋義

袖子

衣物覆蓋手臂的部分

on a shirt, dress, jacket, or similar garment, the fabric that goes over your arm, from the shoulder down to the wrist or anywhere in between.

例句

Christopher rolled up his sleeves before starting to wash the dishes.

Christopher 在開始洗碗前捲起了袖子。

collocation: roll up one's sleeves

The tailor measured Wren's arm to make sure the sleeve length was correct.

裁縫師量了 Wren 的手臂，以確保袖長是正確的。

collocation: sleeve length

文法句型

[garment] sleeve

sleeve of [garment]

用法筆記

Frequently used in compound adjectives such as 'long-sleeved,' 'short-sleeved,' and 'rolled-up sleeves.'

常見錯誤

❌He wiped his nose on the sleeve of his coat.
✅He wiped his nose on his coat sleeve.
💡native speakers strongly prefer the compound form '[garment] sleeve' over 'sleeve of [garment].'

2. a flat cover made of paper, cardboard, or plastic that holds a record, CD, DVD,

2.名詞B1
釋義

封套；保護套

保護唱片或光碟的扁平外包裝

a flat cover made of paper, cardboard, or plastic that holds a record, CD, DVD, book, or similar flat item and keeps it from getting dirty or damaged.

例句

Ziad pulled the old vinyl record from its paper sleeve to play on the turntable.

Ziad 從紙質封套中取出舊黑膠唱片，放到唱盤上播放。

collocation: paper sleeve / record sleeve

The librarian placed each DVD back into its plastic sleeve after checking it in.

圖書館員在歸還登記後，將每張 DVD 放回塑膠保護套中。

collocation: plastic sleeve

同義詞
  • jacket

    specifically for books and records; 'jacket' is slightly more formal

  • cover

    more general; can refer to any protective outer layer, not just flat ones

文法句型

[record/DVD/book] sleeve

用法筆記

Most commonly refers to the paper cover of a vinyl record ('record sleeve'), but also used for CD, DVD, and book covers.

3. a tube made of rubber, metal, or another material, placed around a cable, pipe,

3.名詞B2
釋義

套管；套筒

包覆纜線或管線的管狀保護層

a tube made of rubber, metal, or another material, placed around a cable, pipe, or axle inside a device to protect it from heat, rubbing, or other harm.

例句

The mechanic replaced the rubber sleeve around the brake cable on Mateo's bicycle.

技師更換了 Mateo 腳踏車煞車線外層的橡膠套管。

collocation: rubber sleeve

Tanvi noticed that the metal sleeve on the exhaust pipe had started to rust.

Tanvi 注意到排氣管上的金屬套管已經開始生鏽。

collocation: metal sleeve

同義詞
  • casing

    general term for any protective outer layer; less specific than 'sleeve' for tube shapes

  • sheath

    usually tight-fitting and for sharp objects like blades, not typically for machine parts

文法句型

[rubber/metal] sleeve

sleeve around [machine part]

用法筆記

The object that the sleeve surrounds is typically long and cylindrical — a cable, pipe, axle, or shaft.

4. a large tattoo or a set of tattoos that covers most or all of a person's arm fro

4.名詞B2
釋義

滿臂紋身

覆蓋整隻手臂的刺青圖案

a large tattoo or a set of tattoos that covers most or all of a person's arm from the shoulder down to the wrist.

例句

Amira spent over twenty hours at the tattoo studio completing her floral sleeve.

Amira 花了超過二十小時在刺青店完成她的花卉滿臂紋身。

collocation: floral sleeve

The swimmer's sleeve featured a detailed koi fish stretching from his shoulder to his elbow.

那位泳客的滿臂紋身是一條精緻的錦鯉，從肩膀延伸到手肘。

同義詞

文法句型

[adjective] sleeve

用法筆記

Only used for tattoos that cover the whole or most of the arm; a small individual tattoo on the arm is not called a sleeve.

常見錯誤

❌I got a small sleeve on my wrist.
✅I got a small tattoo on my wrist.
💡a 'sleeve' specifically means a tattoo covering most or all of the arm, not any arm tattoo.