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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
sleeve
sleeve [sleeve sleeves] BrE [sliːv] NAmE [sliːv] noun 1. a part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm •a dress with short/long sleeves • Dan rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands. see also ↑shirtsleeve 2. -sleeved (in adjectives)having sleeves of the type mentioned •a short-sleeved shirt 3. (also jacket especially in NAmE)a stiff paper or cardboard envelope for a record •a colourful sleeve design 4. a tube that covers a part of a machine to protect it more at an ace up your sleeve at ↑ace n., have a card up your sleeve at ↑card n., laugh up your sleeve at ↑laugh v., roll up your sleeves at ↑roll v., have a trick, some more tricks, etc. up your sleeve at ↑trick n., wear your heart on your sleeve at ↑wear v. Idiom: ↑have something up your sleeve Derived Word: ↑sleeveless See also: ↑jacket Word Origin: Old English slēfe, slīef(e), slȳf; related to Middle Dutch sloove ‘covering’. Example Bank: •He designed record sleeves for the Rolling Stones. •I looked around to see who was tugging at my sleeve. •It was sunny, and everyone was in short sleeves. •She rolled up her sleeves and got down to work. •The music is explained in the extensive sleeve notes. •There's tomato on your sleeve.
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