Cuff

GRE

[编辑] 解释

n. 袖口; v. 用巴掌拍
［英］ n.袖口 ( band or fold at the end of a sleeve) ; v. 用巴掌拍 ( to strike with the open hand; slap)
［记］大家对于handcuffs ( 手铐) 一定不陌生
［例］ Mother cuffed the dog when she found it asleep on a chair.

I. noun

Etymology: Middle English coffe, cuffe mitten
Date: 1522
1. something (as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist
2. the turned-back hem of a trouser leg
3.
- a. handcuff — usually used in plural
- b. a usually wide metal band worn as a bracelet
4. an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer
? cuffless adjective

II. transitive verb

III. verb

Etymology: perhaps from obsolete English, glove, from Middle English
Date: 1530
transitive verb
- to strike especially with or as if with the palm of the hand ; buffet
intransitive verb
- fight, scuffle

IV. noun