sleeve

sleeve — noun

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

1.名詞A2
釋義

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.

collocation: roll up one's sleeves

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

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

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.

collocation: paper sleeve / record sleeve

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

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

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.

collocation: rubber sleeve

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

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

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.

collocation: floral sleeve

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

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.