a piece of clothing for the hand, made of wool, leather, etc. with separate parts for each finger and the thumb （分手指的）手套 
a pair of gloves 一副手套 rubber/latex gloves 橡胶/乳胶手套 gardening/boxing gloves 园艺/拳击手套 The burglar must have been wearing gloves. 窃贼一定戴着手套。 She peeled off her glove to reveal a wedding ring. 她褪下手套露出她的结婚戒指。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- fingerless
- protective
- …
- pair
- pull on
- peel off
- pull off
- …
- box
- compartment
Word OriginOld English glōf, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
fit (somebody) like a glove
to be the perfect size or shape for somebody （大小、形状）完全合适，恰好合身 The dress fits me like a glove. 这件衣服非常适合我。
the gloves are off
used to say that somebody is ready for a fight or an argument 准备动手打架；做好战斗（或辩论）准备
hand in glove (with somebody)
working closely with somebody, especially in a secret and/or illegal way 同某人密切合作（尤指勾结）
handle/treat, etc. somebody with kid gloves
to deal with somebody in a very careful way so that you do not offend or upset them 小心应付某人 Treat her with kid gloves—she's very sensitive. 和她接触要小心谨慎 － 她很敏感。
an iron fist/hand (in a velvet glove)
if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that somebody behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove). （温和背后的）铁拳 They promised that the army would strike with an iron fist at any resistance. 他们承诺军队将对任何抵抗采取铁腕手段。 The iron hand in the velvet glove approach seems to work best with this age group. 天鹅绒手套方法中的铁手似乎最适合这个年龄组。