/sli:v; sliv/
n
1 part of a garment that covers all or part of the arm 袖子
*roll up the sleeves of one's shirt/one's shirt-sleeves 卷起衬衫的袖子
* a dress with short/long sleeves 短[长]袖的连衣裙. =>illus at jacket 见jacket插图.
2 tube that encloses a rod, cable, etc （杆、缆绳等的）套管, 套筒
*a metal cable inside a plastic sleeve 套着塑料管的金属电缆.
3 (US jacket) stiff envelope for a gramophone record 唱片套
*[attrib 作定语] a sleeve design 唱片套设计
* sleeve notes, ie notes about composers, performers, etc on a sleeve 唱片套上的介绍（关于作曲者、演奏者等的）.
4 (idm 习语) an ace up one's sleeve => ace. a card up one's sleeve => card1. laugh up one's sleeve => laugh. roll up one's sleeves => roll2. a trick up one's sleeve => trick. (have sth) up one's sleeve kept secret for use when needed 暗藏以备不时之需
*Have you any ideas up your sleeve if our money runs out? 要是我们钱用光了你有什么锦囊妙计? wear one's heart on one's sleeve => wear2.

n[C]
[Language: Old English;Origin: sliefe]
the part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm
　a dress with long sleeves
long-sleeved/short-sleeved etc
　a short-sleeved shirt
have sth up your sleeveinformal
to have a secret plan or idea that you are going to use later
　Don't worry. He still has a few tricks up his sleeve.
a stiff paper cover that a record is stored in
= jacket