◙ noun 1. the part of a garment that wholly or partly covers a person's arm • 袖子 »a shirt with the sleeves rolled up. 卷起袖子的衬衫。 2. (也作 record sleeve 或 album sleeve)a protective paper or cardboard cover for a record • 书套；唱片套 a protective or connecting tube fitting over or enclosing a rod, spindle, or smaller tube • 套筒 3. a windsock • 风向袋 a drogue towed by an aircraft • （机尾的）减速伞
【IDIOMS】
◘ up one's sleeve 1. (of a strategy, idea, or resource) kept secret and in reserve for use when needed • 作为锦囊妙计的；留作一手的 »he was new to the game but had a few tricks up his sleeve. 他虽不熟悉这项运动，却自有锦囊妙计。 ◘ wear one's heart on one's sleeve
【派生】
♦ sleeved adjective »[often in combination] a cap-sleeved shirt. 超短袖衬衫。 ♦ sleeveless adjective
【语源】
1. Old English slēfe, slīef(e), slȳf; related to Middle Dutch sloove 'covering'