glove S3 / ɡlʌv / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a piece of clothing that you wear on your hand in order to protect it or keep it warm → mitten :

a pair of gloves

boxing gloves

rubber/leather etc gloves

2 the gloves are off used to say that people are ready to begin a fight or argument

→ fit (somebody) like a glove at fit 1 ( 1 ) , → hand in glove at hand 1 ( 34 )

COLLOCATIONS

动词

wear gloves Always wear gloves when gardening.

put on/pull on your gloves Eleanor put on her gloves and stood up.

take off your gloves Mr Brownlow took off his gloves.

a pair of gloves Forbes pulled on a pair of black leather gloves.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + glove

rubber/leather/woollen etc gloves Dr McIntyre was slowly removing his rubber gloves.

boxing gloves The trainer laced up Mike’s boxing gloves.

a baseball glove He rubbed oil into his baseball glove to make it softer.

surgical gloves (= special gloves worn by doctors ) Surgical gloves help prevent the spread of germs.

gardening gloves Gardening gloves protect your hands from being scratched or stung.

an oven glove BrE: Paul used the oven glove to take the hot tray out of the oven.

protective gloves Protective gloves and a safety helmet are worn to minimize injury.

disposable gloves (= that you throw away after use ) Nurses must wear disposable gloves when handling patients.

left-hand/right-hand glove A left-hand glove was found at the scene of the crime.