- [countable]
the lower end of a coat or shirt sleeve at the wrist 袖口 a collar and cuffs of white lace 带白色蕾丝花边的衣领和袖口
- cuffs[plural] (informal)
handcuffs (= a pair of metal rings joined by a chain, used for holding the wrists of a prisoner together) 袖口: 手铐 - (North American English) (British English turn-up)[countable]
the bottom of the leg of a pair of trousers that has been folded over on the outside (裤脚的)外翻边,外卷边 - [countable]
a light hit with an open hand 用掌轻拍 to give somebody a friendly cuff 友好地轻轻拍某人一下
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 late Middle English (denoting a glove or mitten): of unknown origin. noun sense 4 mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.