glove
noun /ɡlʌv/
/ɡlʌv/
Idioms - enlarge imagea 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- fingerless
- protective
- …
- pair
- pull on
- peel off
- pull off
- …
- box
- compartment
词源Old English glōf, of Germanic origin. - a pair of gloves
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 dress fits me like a glove.
the gloves are off
- used to say that somebody is ready for a fight or an argument
Topics Opinion and argumentc2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。
- Treat her with kid gloves—she's very sensitive.
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。
- They promised that the army would strike with an iron fist at any resistance.