plural gloves
plural gloves
Learner's definition of GLOVE
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: a covering for the hand that has separate parts for each finger(分手指的)手套 — compare mitten; see also kid gloves 2
a baseball : a padded leather covering for the hand that is used to catch the ball and that has individual thumb and finger sections棒球手套 — compare mitt b : a very thick, padded covering for the hand that is worn in the sport of boxing拳击手套 —
often used figuratively in the phrases take off the gloves and the gloves are off to say that people are beginning to criticize or attack each other in a very harsh and direct way常用作比喻,用于短语take off the gloves和the gloves are off,指准备动手打架,做好抨击准备 -
The candidates have taken off the gloves and started to make personal attacks against each other.候选人拉开架式开始互相抨击。
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It's the end of the campaign, and the gloves are off.这是竞选活动的冲刺阶段,双方剑拔弩张。
fit (you) like a glove
— see 2fit
hand in glove
— see 1hand
— gloved
/ˈglʌvd/ adjective