| 单词 | hand-me-down |
| 释义 | hand-me-down noun[C] uk/ˈhænd.mɪˌdaʊn/us/ˈhænd.mɪˌdaʊn/apieceofclothingthat someone has given to ayoungerpersonbecause they nolongerwantit: （别人穿过的）旧衣服I gotfedup with having towearmy sister's hand-me-downs.我早就受够了穿姐姐的旧衣服。 Clothing - general words
hand-me-down| American Dictionaryhand-me-down noun[C] us/ˈhænd·miˌdɑʊn/apieceofclothinggiven to ayoungerfamilymemberorfriendbecause thepersonwhoownsit nolongerwantsit or it nolongerfits: Claudia had threeoldersisters, so sheworea lot of hand-me-downs. Examplesofhand-me-downhand-me-down The culture that detainees created was more than ahand-me-downfrom pre-colonial times. From theCambridge English Corpus According to this view, phonological structure is not just a passivehand-me-downderived from low-level syntax - it has its own role in shaping the totality of linguistic structure. From theCambridge English Corpus We can no longer make do with a subsidy system involvinghand-me-downfrom assisted areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It had to use ahand-me-downcomputer system that could not cope. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is merely ahand-me-downlegal basis taken over from previous directives, then it is a mistake to keep it. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English For example, a family needs two prams; it is not possible to have ahand-me-downpram. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All we can say is that there must be an open agenda and that there cannot be consultation byhand-me-down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are nothing buthand-me-downspeeches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Spelling now claims to be repurposing, usinghand-me-downclothes for her children, and toning down her children's once lavish birthday parties. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The gift is revealed to be ahand-me-downteddy bear, which appears to be alive in the two-year-old's eyes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In order to create a worn-in,hand-me-downstyle of clothing, the costumes were airbrushed and dyed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sadly, this sequel... is ahand-me-down... the show meanders all over play-school country. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These tramways are quite advanced technically, withhand-me-downrails cascaded from the normal rails, remote-controlled brake vans, concrete sleepers in places, and tamping machines in miniature. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.You don't have the custom things, you don't have the top clothing, and a lot of my stuff was hand-me-downs... From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She participated in a charity hand-me-downs auction that started on the website handmedowns.com. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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