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Word family noun hand handful handednesshanderhandinesshandbaghandbagginghandballhandbellhandbillhandbookhandbrakehandbreadthhandcarhandcarthandclaphandclasphandcrafthandcuffhandfasthandfastinghand grenadehandgriphandgunhandholdhandicuffshandjobhandknithandlisthandmaidhandouthandoverhandplayhandprinthandrailhandsawhandsethandshakehandshakinghandspikehandspringhandstaffhandstandhandsturnhandtowelhandworkhandwritinghandymanadjective underhand handy handedhandlesshandcraftedhand-heldhandmadehand-me-downhands-onhandworkedhandwrittenhandwroughtverb hand adverb handily

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ldoce_145_dhand1 /hænd/ S1 W1 noun

1 part of body 人体部位 [countableC]HBH the part of your body at the end of your arm, including your fingers and thumb, that you use to hold things 手

Steve gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands.

史蒂夫双手紧握方向盘。

In her hand was a tattered old photograph.

她手中拿着的是一张破旧的老照片。

→5 See picture of middle finger 中指, index finger 食指, palm 手掌 ... →4 See picture of 见图 hand

2 HELP 帮助a hand HELPhelp with something – used in the following phrases 帮忙，支援

need/want a hand

Do you need a hand packing?

要我帮你收拾行李吗？

give/lend (somebody) a hand

Can you give me a hand to lift this?

能否帮我把这个拎起来？

If you get stuck, Denise is always willing to lend a hand.

如果你有困难，丹尼丝总是乐于帮忙。

I could do with a hand/use a hand (=it would be useful to have some help) 我需要帮忙

We could certainly do with a hand.

我们肯定是需要帮忙的。

→ a helping hand at help1(9)

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give/lend (somebody) a hand• Get out there and give a hand.• It shows that some one out there is thinking of us, and giving us a hand along in the world.• Martin, Warren, you're still on fencing, aren't you, well, Tom can lend a hand there.• After George had left his basket at home he gave Willie a hand.• Women came by from other camps to lend a hand, bringing prashad.• Fernando, his mouth clinging passionately to hers, raised his body away from her to give his hands freedom to move.

3 control 控制 [singular, uncountableU] control, power, or influence that someone has 控制；支配；影响

The president has strengthened the hand of the gun lobby.

总统给枪支游说团体撑了腰。

This matter is too important to be left in the hands of (=in the control of) an inexperienced lawyer.

这件事情事关重大，不能交给没有经验的律师来处理。

a manager with a firm hand (=who controls things strictly)

一位管理严格的经理

4 get out of hand if a situation or person gets out of hand, they become impossible to control any longer 失控

The demonstration was getting out of hand.

示威游行开始失控。

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get out of hand• The costs have continued to increase, and now seem to be getting out of hand.• But has the Fed failed to prevent the imbalances created by the recent boom from getting out of hand?• My mum used to sit nearby and make sure nothing got out of hand.• We let ourselves get out of hand.• It was a practical joke that got a little out of hand.• Pull or spray garden weeds before they get out of hand.• Hundreds of police were poised to intervene if things got out of hand, but they did not.• Police were called in when the situation began to get out of hand.• Things started to get out of hand.• This was getting out of hand.• But eventually it became clear that things were getting out of hand.

5 on the other hand (also on the one hand ... on the other hand)BUT used to give another opinion or fact that should be considered as well as the one you have just given 另一方面…；从一方面来说…，从另一方面来说…

I’d like to eat out, but on the other hand I should be trying to save money.

我想出去吃饭，但另一方面我又该省钱。

Don’t say ‘on one hand’. Say on the one hand.

不要说 ‘on one hand’. 而要说 on the one hand.

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on the other hand• You want to help your kids as much as you can, but on the other hand, you've got to be careful to help them learn on their own.• Nuclear power is relatively cheap. On the other hand, you could argue that it's not safe.• Clinton on the other hand lacks the courage of his cynicism.• Clinton, on the other hand, understands what Kathie Lee is going through.• Your computer, on the other hand, is a digital device.• The hamburger was tough and overcooked. The fries, on the other hand, were terrific, and well worth the money.• Lind, on the other hand, is a victim of the great urge to simplify.• The Macintosh, on the other hand, uses the Motorola 68000 and was designed as a closed architecture.• Rickenbacker's whole philosophy, on the other hand, is based upon never making guitars anywhere other than under their own roof.• Ray, on the other hand, is more of a traditionalist.• Salads on the other hand, are simple, satisfying and sizable.

6 hands off spoken used to say that someone cannot have, take, or touch something 不许拿…；不许碰…

Hey! Hands off that CD! It’s mine!

喂，别碰那张CD！它是我的！

Tell your little brother to keep his hands off my car.

告诉你的小弟弟别碰我的汽车。

→ hands-off

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keep ... hands off• And keep your hands off Maria.• They should stay out where they belong - keep their hands off our people.• I could not keep my hands off them.• The government should keep its hands off content.• I can't keep my damned hands off you!• Couldn't keep our hands off each other.• I jerked my arm away and gave him a made-up name, then told him to keep his goddam hands off.• But today with his mind too preoccupied to work he seemed quite unable to keep his hands off it.

7 in hand

a) if something is in hand, it is being done or dealt with 在处理中

Plans are in hand to perform ‘Oz’ next semester.

目前正在筹划下学期演出《绿野仙踪》的事。

Lisa seemed to have things in hand by the time he returned.

他回来的时候莉萨好像手头有事在忙。

job/task/matter etc in hand

Our officers have to concentrate 100 per cent on the task in hand.

我们的官员必须将全部注意力都集中在要处理的事情上。

take somebody in hand (=begin to deal with someone’s problems etc) 管起某人

b) British EnglishBrE if you work a week, a month etc in hand, you do not get paid until after you have worked two weeks, two months etc 押〔一周、一个月等的工资〕先干活〔即工作两周、两个月等后领薪〕

c) British EnglishBrE if you have time, money etc in hand, you have it available 有，在手头

I usually have a few days’ leave in hand at the end of the year.

年底的时候通常我手头会有几天假期。

d) British EnglishBrE if a team or player has a game in hand in a competition, they still have another game to play in which they could gain more points 〔球队或球员〕还有一场比赛

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take somebody in hand• I had been so horrified by Jason Purvis' physical condition that, almost unwittingly, I had taken him in hand.• At last Zeus saw that he must take the matter in hand.• Oedipus took the matter in hand with energy.• Flanner, eight years older, took her in hand, guided her to theater, concerts, and exhibitions.• She took herself in hand, the essay she told herself firmly had to be shelved: one step before the other.• Matters were further complicated when MI5 decided to take it in hand.• The government will have to take matters in hand.• He looked like a man who might be able to make something of himself if a good woman took him in hand.

8 in the hands of somebody/in somebody’s hands DEAL WITHbeing dealt with or cared for by someone 由某人处理[照料]

The matter is in the hands of the police.

这件事现在由警方处理。

in good/safe/capable etc hands

You can be sure your children are in good hands.

你可以放心，你的孩子会被照顾得很好。

The fear is that nuclear secrets could fall into the wrong hands.

令人担心的是核机密可能落入敌人之手。

Don’t say ‘in the hand of someone’. Say in the hands of someone.

不要说 ‘in the hand of someone’. 而要说 in the hands of someone.

→ a safe pair of hands at safe1(12)

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fall into the wrong hands• Cards falling into the wrong hands cost the industry three hundred pounds every minute.• And images of Kurds on tape could fall into the wrong hands.• Voice over Mr Foulkes is seeking Government safeguards to prevent Rayo from falling into the wrong hands.• A crossed cheque therefore gives some protection against fraud if it falls into the wrong hands.• But some gun dealers have stopped selling replicas, because they're worried about them falling into the wrong hands.• I will never allow Kirsty to fall into the wrong hands.• Pentagon officials say they have already had some success reducing the risk that nuclear materials will fall into the wrong hands.

9 hands up

a) with your arms straight up in the air – used especially to tell someone to do this as a sign that they will not attack you 举起手来〔尤用作要人做出投降姿态的命令〕

Hands up! You’re under arrest!

举起手来！你被捕了！

The men emerged from the building with their hands up.

几名男子举着双手从楼里走了出来。

b) used to tell people to put their arm straight up in the air if they know the answer to a question or want to say something 举手〔回答问题或发言〕

Hands up if you agree with what Eric was saying.

同意埃里克说的就举手。

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hands up• Singer put both hands up before his face, arms outstretched; he was begging.• She threw her hands up in the air and leaned back, stretching, arching her chest upward.• He brought his hands up to the typewriter keys and forced himself to begin.• The next minute the grenade thrower appeared with his hands up.• The police mounted an early-morning assault on his office, and Mr Bucaram came running out with his hands up.• Sometimes you have got to hold your hands up and accept that certain players are not right for you.• Gently slide your hands up the back of the skull as you allow his or head to come back down gently.

10 at hand formal

a) likely to happen soon 可能很快发生的

Recent economic performance suggests that a major crisis is at hand.

最近的经济状况预示着一场重大的危机可能即将到来。

b) close to you and available to be used 在手边，在近处

Don’t worry, help is at hand!

别担心，随时有人可以帮你！

c) needing to be dealt with now 手头的，需要马上处理的

Peter turned his attention to the task at hand.

彼得将注意力转移到手头的工作上。

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help is at hand• But don't even worry about deciding, because help is at hand for that, too!• However, help is at hand from other sources.• However, help is at hand on the internet.• But now help is at hand.• However, every two years help is at hand.

11. to hand British EnglishBrEHAVE something that is to hand is close to you, so that you can reach it easily 在手头，在近旁

12 on hand NEARclose by and ready when needed 在手头，在近旁

Our staff are always on hand to help.

我们的员工会随时提供帮助。

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on hand• Organizers of the fair have a nurse on hand in case of any injuries.

13 by hand

a) done or made by a person rather than a machine 用手工

We had to wash our clothes by hand.

我们只得手洗自己的衣服。

b) delivered by someone personally, rather than being sent through the post, emailed etc 亲手递交的，专人递送的

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by hand• The letter had been delivered by hand, and was addressed to Mrs Zippie Isaacs.• They delivered their wedding invitations by hand.• The rug was made by hand.

14 (at) first hand if you know or experience something first hand, you have personal experience of it 第一手的[地]；直接的[地]

a chance to view at first hand the workings of the court

亲身经历法庭工作程序的机会

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(at) first hand• Your letters were very welcome, but I still want to hear everything at first hand.• The visit lasted over an hour during which time Neil Kinnock experienced at first hand what carpet manufacturing was all about.• Released from prison, Rudd travelled around the country, undertaking surveys and checking information at first hand.• Primary data is collected by the researcher at first hand, mainly through surveys, interviews, or participant observation.• Work is developed from first hand sources and observed drawing.• These two boys say nothing to me as they get in, first handing their weapons to their friends.• Eventually divers provided first hand evidence that sea otters use rocks as hammers under water to dislodge the abalones.

15 (at) second/third/fourth hand if you know something second, third etc hand, someone tells you about it, but you have no personal experience of it 第二/三/四手的[地]

Until now, information has been second or third hand, but this news comes from someone who was there.

此前只有间接的消息，但这一消息却来自现场人员。

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(at) second/third/fourth hand• The leader takes a watch with a second hand, points to a player and calls out a letter of the alphabet.• A computer virus A watch with a second hand doing double time.• Other rates may apply where the development is acquired second hand, or is merely a refurbishment of an existing industrial building.• The story is now taken up at second hand.• There is even a chapter on buying second hand - which has to be a boon for other Leica devotees.• Deathtraps: Coroner's warning over second hand electrical goods.• The Fourth Hand glides to a soft landing in Wisconsin, and readers will be left smiling.• The second hand had its own dial at the bottom of the face.

16 at the hands of somebody caused or done by a particular person – used about something bad or unpleasant that someone does 在某人那里大吃苦头

Anyone who suffered at the hands of care workers will be entitled to compensation.

任何吃过护理员苦头的人都有资格获得赔偿。

This is their third defeat at the hands of the world champions.

这是他们第三次败在世界冠军队手下了。

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suffered at the hands of• In court, those who have suffered at the hands of criminals are comforted by relatives and Victim Support counsellors.• She speaks of the persecution suffered at the hands of her father and her yearning for liberty.• He was in surprisingly good humour, considering how much he's suffered at the hands of the puppet.

17 get your hands on something GET informal to succeed in getting something 获取[得到]某物

She’s only marrying him to get her hands on his money.

她嫁给他只是图他的钱财。

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get your hands on something• The company may need all the products and sales techniques it can get its hands on.• They value everything they can get their hands on.• The best seats in the house are $150, if you can get your hands on a ticket.• He was an absolute nonreader until Rosalie got her hands on him the year before.• Competitors would love to get their hands on that $ 7 billion.• I need to get my hands on a big lexicon.• These days, Parkes finds fans scrapping to get their hands on set lists, drum sticks, and towels.• Besides, Ward's wife will want to get her hands on it.• Maple Leaf has wanted to get its hands on some of Schneider's operations for years.

18 lay your hands on something to find or get something 找到[得到]某物

I would read any book I could lay my hands on.

凡是我能到手的书我都要看。

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lay your hands on something• He will sell anything he can lay his hands on in exchange for drugs, which includes any information he may have.• I like writing letters and reading anything I can lay my hands on!• Kabari women use whatever birth control technology they can lay their hands on.• Monday I felt driven to eat everything I could lay my hands on.• Government reports, social legislation, anything she could lay her hands on that would better acquaint her with her work.• Looters carried clothes out of shop windows along with anything else they could lay their hands on.• Some one had to overturn the present political arrangements in the Limousin if he was ever to lay his hands on Hautefort.• I know exactly where to lay my hands on them.

19 come to hand if something comes to hand, it is there for you to use – used especially about something that is there by chance 顺手，随手

They ran, picking up whatever weapons came to hand.

他们不管什么武器拿起来就跑。

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whatever ... came to hand• An open palm, a fist, a stick, a belt, a saucepan: whatever came to hand.

20 get your hands on somebody spoken to catch someone you are angry with 抓住某人

Just wait till I get my hands on you!

你就等着我收拾你吧！

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get your hands on somebody• The company may need all the products and sales techniques it can get its hands on.• They value everything they can get their hands on.• He was an absolute nonreader until Rosalie got her hands on him the year before.• I'd love to get my hands on the guy who slashed my tires.• Competitors would love to get their hands on that $ 7 billion.• I need to get my hands on a big lexicon.• These days, Parkes finds fans scrapping to get their hands on set lists, drum sticks, and towels.• Besides, Ward's wife will want to get her hands on it.• Maple Leaf has wanted to get its hands on some of Schneider's operations for years.

21 have a hand in something TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto influence or be involved in something 插手某事，参与某事

He had a hand in both goals.

两个进球都有他的功劳。

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have a hand in something• Thorpe has had a hand in restoring the 21 houses.• They also agreed that the participants themselves should have a hand in deciding what they would discuss.

22 hand in hand CONNECTED WITH

a) (go) hand in hand if two things go hand in hand, they are closely connected 密切相关

Wealth and power go hand in hand in most societies.

在大多数社会里，财富和权力都是密切相关的。

hand in hand with

They say that genius often goes hand in hand with madness.

他们说天才往往都是疯子。

b) if two people walk, stand etc hand in hand, they walk, stand etc while they are holding each other’s hand 手拉手

They walked hand in hand in silence up the path.

他们手拉手，默默地沿着小路走去。

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hand with• Economic progress goes hand in hand with environmental responsibility.• And all of this goes hand in hand with an air of impunity.• The freedom to work at whatever you want to goes hand in hand with freedom of every kind.• We shall see in a moment that there are problems with the nationalism which goes hand in hand with this outlook.• When Mandela left prison in 1990, he walked hand in hand with Winnie through the waiting crowds.• The child walking hand in hand with her father.• The evolution of the curtain wall went hand in hand with the invention of the steel framework.

23 have something/somebody on your hands DEAL WITHto have a difficult job, problem, situation etc to deal with 手头有某事/某人待处理〔指困难的事情、问题等〕

I’m afraid we have a murder on our hands, Inspector.

我们恐怕有一宗谋杀案要处理，督察。

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have something/somebody on your hands• The Khedive is starting to realize that he might have trouble on his hands.• It is still instinctively held that those involved in engineering science should be useful handymen and will have oil on their hands.• They submitted lest they kill him; his death from the fast would have been on their hands.

24 be off your hands RESPONSIBLEif something or someone is off your hands, you are not responsible for them anymore 不再负责

Once this problem is off our hands we can relax for a while.

这个问题一脱手，我们就可以放松一下了。

take somebody/something off somebody’s hands

She wants someone to take the kids off her hands occasionally.

她希望偶尔有人能替她一下，带一下孩子。

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take somebody/something off somebody’s hands• He takes it off, hands it to her, and she places it in one of the bags.• Colin and Sue took it off our hands and have made further excellent improvements.• He had returned to Dartmoor when he knew the tribes would be there, begging them to take Topaz off his hands.

25 try your hand at (doing) something to try to do something you have not tried before 着手尝试(做)某事

John dreamed of being a writer and had tried his hand at poetry.

约翰梦想成为作家，已尝试过写诗。

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try your hand at (doing) something• Just like Walsh, too, Robinson first tried his hand at broadcasting.• Plenty of Christians have tried their hand at putting their beliefs into prose or poetry, usually with calamitous aesthetic results.• Isaac Mizrahi tried his hand at the corset, and in the process turned out some fabulous evening dresses.• A visit to West Dorset also offers a perfect opportunity to try your hand at windsurfing.• More than once, more than a dozen times I have been tempted to try my hand at another profession.• It's time to try my hand at the settled life.• If you have the urge to try your hand at a grant, do so!• Many who are in the process of acquiring these technical skills may wish to try their hand at grantsmanship.

26 turn your hand to (doing) something TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto do something well, even if it is the first time you have tried 能做好某事〔即使是第一次尝试的事〕

Larry’s one of those men who can turn their hand to anything.

拉里是那种什么都拿得起来的人。

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turn your hand to (doing) something• Friday marks the start of a new music programme as Channel 4 turns its hand to dance.• She can also turn her hand to mending and spotting.• Roth also turned his hand to poetry, his best-known volume being, as you no doubt guessed, his Shit Poems.• I have turned my hand to trying a bit of writing and I keep meaning to take it up again.• Adam Burns was probably good at everything he turned his hand to.• Adult women could often turn their hand to more than one form of casual employment.• She turned her hand to short stories, getting two published in the early 1990s.• He has had to be able to turn his hand to almost anything.

27 out of hand REFUSEwithout even stopping to consider what someone has suggested, asked for etc 断然，即时，不假思索

reject/dismiss/refuse etc something out of hand

Aromatherapy was dismissed out of hand by traditional doctors.

传统的医生断然认为香薰疗法根本不值一提。

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reject/dismiss/refuse etc something out of hand• After dismissing it out of hand, the neighbor called back the same night and said it might be worth considering.

28 hands down easily 轻易地，不费力地

win (something)/beat somebody hands down

Nigel always won hands down in any argument.

无论争辩什么，奈杰尔总是毫不费劲地获胜。

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win (something)/beat somebody hands down• He had won again, won hands down.

29 have your hands full BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DOto be very busy or too busy 非常忙，忙得不可开交

Can’t it wait? I already have my hands full.

那件事不能等一下吗？我已经忙得团团转了。

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have your hands full• Diane has her hands full with housekeeping chores and a new baby.• The Mexican government had its hands full fighting a war on three fronts.• You guys have your hands full.• I'm sorry I can't help you -- I have my hands full right now.• You must have your hands full with all this work to do and the children to look after.• So it looks as if the doctors and Osteopaths will continue to have their hands full.• I know I am going to have my hands full when his session is over.• And you can bet we have our hands full.• So when the shutdown finally ends, the agency will have its hands full.• Steinbach will have his hands full with a pitching staff fresh out of the box.• And Brooks would have his hands full.• The parents and teachers of many of these youngsters have their hands full enough just looking after them.

30. good with your hands GOOD ATskilful at making things 手巧的，有一双巧手的

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good with your hands• The psychologist had said he was good with his hands.• He was good with his hands.

31 on either/every hand written on both sides or in every direction 在两边/在各个方向

Thick forest stood on either hand.

两面都是茂密的森林。

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on either/every hand• Ancient oak gave place to modern pine forest on either hand.• Gaston was a fishmonger who left evidence of his occupation on every hand he shook.• Mist curled from the water on either hand.• The drive is spectacular: gorges and tropical rain forests and waterfalls on every hand, but I thought only of Poppy.

32 get your hands dirty

a) informal to do hard or dirty physical work – usually used in questions or negative statements 干体力活，干脏活〔通常用于疑问句或否定句中〕

It’s not that the jobs aren’t there, it’s just that she doesn’t want to get her hands dirty.

不是没有事做，只是她不想干脏活累活。

b) to get involved in the difficult, dishonest, or unpleasant side of something 牵连到困难[不诚实，讨厌]的事

He never talked to the media or got his hands dirty in any way.

他从来不和媒体打交道，也绝不去沾惹什么事情。

33 keep your hand in PRACTISE/PRACTICEto do something that you used to do a lot, so you do not forget how to do it 继续练习以免生疏

You should at least work part-time, just to keep your hand in.

你至少应该做一份兼职工作，免得生疏了。

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keep your hand in• He moved slowly and cautiously, and kept his hands in clear view.• Nevertheless, he continued with his finger covered in blood, keeping his hand in his pocket.• He liked to bow and ruin the effect by keeping his hands in his pockets.• He kept his hands in his pockets as they beat him.• He kept his hands in his pockets so he would not smash Tony Angotti in the face.• Although she has retired now, she keeps her hand in by giving her grandchildren music lessons.• The one-time gifted student kept his hands in his pockets as he listened to the brief proceedings.• He still comes around the gym occasionally, just to keep his hand in.• For all his pride, he misses the public forum politics provides and wants to keep his hand in somehow.

34 hand in glove WITHclosely connected with someone, especially in an illegal activity 关系密切；互相勾结

Far from being independent, the government and media work hand in glove.

政府和媒体互相勾结，绝非各不相干。

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hand in glove• All night long the thought of his being hand in glove with Harry Martin had lingered at the back of her mind.• Temperamentally and ideologically, the two men fit hand in glove.• Temperamentally and ideologically, the two men fit hand in glove.• This statement fits hand in glove with the Corinthian assertions in 6: 12-13.• She did the bending and the kneeling, and they worked together hand in glove.• Was he worried that she'd finally found her proof that he was hand in glove with Harry Martin?• Far from being independent and wary of one another, big government and mainstream media work hand in glove with each other.• The flaw apparently involves the Orion chipset that works hand in glove with the new Pentium Pro or P6 microprocessor.

35 hand over fist informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT if you gain or lose something hand over fist, you gain or lose it very quickly 〔获得或失去某物〕迅速地

Five years ago, the company was losing money hand over fist.

五年前，这家公司一下子亏了很多钱。

36 a big hand PRAISE spoken used to tell the people who are watching a performance to clap or cheer loudly 〔请观众〕热烈鼓掌，大声喝彩

Let’s all give the girls a big hand.

我们大家都给女孩们热烈鼓掌加油吧。

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give ... a big hand• When Tilbey had finished his presentation, Brown got up and asked the thirteen students to give him a big hand.

37 all hands on deck (also all hands to the pumps British English) informal used to say that everyone is needed to help in a particular situation 齐心协力

With only half an hour to get everything ready, it was all hands on deck.

只有半小时就要把一切都准备好，这得人人出力了。

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all hands on deck• It's all hands on deck as the crew work as team to make the show look its best.• It was all hands on deck as they worked flat out over a weekend in March.

38. the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing used to say that two parts of an organization that should be doing the same thing are each doing different things without the other knowing 〔同一机构中的两个部门〕各干各的，各自为政

39 worker 工人 [countableC]WORKER someone who does physical work on a farm, factory, ship etc 〔农场、工厂或船上等的〕体力劳动者

farm hands

农场工人

40 cards 纸牌游戏 [countableC]

a) DGCthe playing cards given to one person in a game 一手牌

a winning hand

一手赢牌

b) DGCa single game of cards 一局牌

clock 时钟 [countableC]TMC a long thin piece of metal that points at the numbers on a clock 指针

hour/minute/second hand 时针/分针/秒针

→4 See picture of 见图 WATCH 2 →5 see picture at 见图 clock1

42. writing 文字 [singular] old-fashionedMP someone’s handwriting 笔迹

43 somebody’s hands are tied if someone’s hands are tied, they cannot help in a particular situation because of rules, laws etc 某人受到约束〔因而无能为力〕

The bank claims its hands are tied by federal regulators.

银行声称受到联邦监管机构的约束。

Examples from the Corpus

somebody’s hands are tied• I'd like to help you, but you missed the deadline. I'm afraid my hands are tied.• The company's hands are tied because of government regulations.• We'd really like to help you, but I'm afraid our hands are tied.• Bankers argue that their hands are tied by the Fed.

44 tie/bind somebody hand and foot

a) TIEto tie up someone’s hands and feet 捆住某人的手脚

b) CONTROLto make it very difficult or impossible for someone to do what they think is best 束缚某人

Examples from the Corpus

tie/bind somebody hand and foot• We're bound hand and foot by all these safety regulations.• Then, before she realised what was happening, he fastened her in the double stirrups, binding her hands and feet.

45. can do something with one hand (tied) behind your back spoken used to say that you can do something very easily 能轻而易举做某事

46. not do a hand’s turn British EnglishBrE old-fashioned informalLAZY to do no work at all 一点工作也不做

47 somebody’s hand (in marriage) old-fashionedMARRY permission for a man to marry a particular woman 某人〔对求婚〕的应允

He asked for her hand in marriage.

他向她求婚。

Examples from the Corpus

somebody’s hand (in marriage)• He finally asked for her hand in marriage.• A fat person, down on his hands and knees, was doing something to the grass between the stones.• Alan saw that she herself stroked the back of the child's head rhythmically with her right hand.• But it does mean that weird opinions ought not to be rejected out of hand.• But then it seemed as if the ball went through or over his hands as he came in front of Washington.• It made our hands and fingers itch, but the tiny pieces of red flesh were delicious.• Stories were told about how they had actually done considerable damage to some visiting fans when situations had got out of hand.• The political opposition, on the other hand, is not convinced.• When you fall forward, fully conscious or not, you put out your hands to break your fall.

48. horse 马 [countableC]DSH a unit for measuring the height of a horse, equal to about ten centimetres 一掌，掌宽〔用于量度马匹高度的单位，约10厘米〕

→ cash-in-hand, freehand, hands-on, left-hand, right-hand, → be an old hand (at something) at old(17), → bite the hand that feeds you at bite1(15), → have blood on your hands at blood1(2), → have your hands/fingers in the till at till2(3), → force somebody’s hand at force2(7), → overplay your hand at overplay(2), → shake somebody’s hand/shake hands with somebody at shake1(4), → wash your hands of something at wash1(5)

COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

somebody’s right/left hand 某人的右手/左手

She held the book in her right hand.

她右手拿着书。

nsomebody’s free hand (=the hand someone is not already using)

Amy was stroking the dog with her free hand.

na gloved hand (=covered with a glove)

He stretched out a gloved hand.

nan outstretched hand (=stretched out towards someone or something)

She took her father’s outstretched hand and began to walk from the room.

nsomebody’s cupped hand (=in the shape of a cup)

Hamil shook the dice in his cupped hand.

verbs

wave your hand 挥手

Marta waved a hand to attract his attention.

玛尔塔挥挥手想引起他的注意。

clap your hands 拍手

They were singing and clapping their hands.

他们边唱歌边拍手。

wash your hands 洗手

Go wash your hands before dinner.

饭前要去洗手。

hold hands (with somebody) (与某人)拉手，手牵手

Joanne and Kevin held hands on the sofa.

乔安妮和凯文手拉手坐在沙发上。

shake somebody’s hand (also shake hands with somebody) 和某人握手

‘Nice to meet you, ’ he said, as they shook hands.

“很高兴见到你。”他们握手时他说。

take somebody’s hand (=hold someone’s hand) 拉某人的手

nHe reached across the table and took her hand in his.

take somebody by the hand (=hold someone’s hand in order to take them somewhere) 牵某人的手〔带某人去某地〕

nShe took the boy by the hand and led him across the street.

join hands (=take hold of the hands of people on either side of you) 〔与两边的人〕挽手，携手

nThey stood in a circle and joined hands.

clasp your hands (=hold them together tightly) 紧握双手

nEmily clasped her hands together and stood there nervously.

fold your hands (=put your hands together and rest them on something) 双手合拢

nLily folded both hands on her stomach.

raise your hand (also put your hand up) (=lift your hand, especially when you want to ask or answer a question) 举手〔尤指想要提问或回答问题〕

nIf you know the answer, raise your hand.

nsomebody’s hands shake/tremble

His hands trembled as he lifted the cup.

nsomebody’s hand holds something

His other hand was holding his mobile phone.

nsomebody’s hand touches something

Daniel’s hand touched mine.

nsomebody’s hand grips something (=hold something firmly)

Her hands gripped the steering wheel very tightly.

nsomebody’s hand grabs/grasps something (=take and hold something firmly)

He felt Connor’s hand grasp his shoulder.

nsomebody’s hand tightens

Her hand tightened on the knife handle.

nnouns

a hand movement

The disease means she has trouble controlling her hand movements.

a hand gesture/signal (=a movement of your hand to show what you mean)

He made a rude hand gesture at the other driver.

phrases

in somebody’s hand 在某人的手中

He had a suitcase in his hand.

他手中拎着一只手提箱。

on your hands and knees (=in a crawling position) 四肢着地，趴着

They got down on their hands and knees to search.

他们趴下来找。

the palm of your hand (=the inside surface of your hand) 手掌，手心

The phone could fit into the palm of his hand.

这部电话他握着正合适。

the back of your hand (=the outside surface of your hand) 手背

nLet a dog sniff the back of your hand, rather than your fingers.

with your bare hands (=without using a tool, weapon, machine etc) 徒手，赤手空拳

nWith his bare hands he forced the doors apart.

Examples from the Corpus

hand• Some one, I thought with illumination, who knew how easily Olympia had died from hands round the neck.• She covers her face with her hand.• a hired hand• My father looked at the wall, looked at his hands.• It was a lazy, almost careless gesture; only Caroline knew that the pressure of his hand was remorseless and proprietorial.• the hour hand• The letter was written in a neat hand.• We played a couple of hands of poker.• Even the town crier of nearby Faringdon was on hand to give an official reception.• The core, on the other hand, consists of divine goodness.• The distinction between agreements under hand and covenants under seal has been largely obliterated.• Go wash your hands.

a firm hand• In other respects careful management and a firm hand pushed up the royal income.• In fact, a firm hand might have steered the team on the rocks.• When Barkley Ball was at its peak, there was little need for a firm hand.• Active kids need a firm hand.• Lizzy would need a firm hand after this.• You see, children want a firm hand.• Many of them placed their cross opposite her name unhesitatingly, and with a firm hand, for an entire decade.• Since then, he has run meetings with a firm hand.• Although he runs the operation with a firm hand, the Steelers are more like a family than any other team.

hour/minute/second hand• All second hand furniture should be fitted with a safety label like this.• Each minute hand is 12 feet 7 inches long; each hour hand is almost 10 feet long.• Eloise opened the glass case and adjusted the minute hand until both golden hands were on the twelve numeral.• As the second hand slid into place the car was there, the insect-faced lieutenant still on his own.• Imagine a straight line half way between the hour hand and the figure 12 on the watch.• Even the second hand lies motionless.• He slipped it from his wrist and wound the minute hand forward.• The second hand had its own dial at the bottom of the face.

hand2 W2 verb [transitiveT]

1 GIVEto give something to someone else with your hand 传，递；交；给

hand somebody something

He handed the teacher a slip of paper.

他交给老师一张纸条。

hand something to somebody

He lit a cigarette and handed it to her.

他点了一支烟递给她。

This form must be handed to all employees.

这份表格必须发到所有雇员手中。

2 you have to hand it to somebody spokenADMIRE used to say that you admire someone 你不得不佩服某人

You have to hand it to her. She’s really made a success of that company.

你不得不佩服她，她的确把那家公司经营得很成功。

Examples from the Corpus

you have to hand it to somebody• You have to hand it to her. She's really made a success of that company.

PHRASAL VERBS

3 hand something ↔ around (also hand something round British EnglishBrE) phrasal verbphr v GIVEto offer something to each person in a group 分发

Willie helped hand the mugs around.

威利帮忙分发啤酒杯。

Examples from the Corpus

hand around• Don't get too perturbed - it's common and usually not too hand to get around.• Halsey went over to the dresser, poured from an open bottle of champagne into three glasses, and handed them around.• We shook hands formally all around... grateful that we had had this rare chance to cement international good-fellowship.• With his steadfast hand cupped around my shoulders, my father assured me there was nothing to fear.• Coins rattled in the tray's money-compartment, then Frankie felt his hands close around the chilly wrapping of a choc-ice.• She claps her hands and looks around the room for support.• Hari made tea and sat at the table, her hands curled around the warmth of the cup.

4 hand something ↔ back phrasal verbphr v

a) GIVEto give something back to the person who gave it to you, with your hand 交还，交回

Kurt examined the document and handed it back to her.

库尔特检查过文件后就交还给她。

hand somebody something ↔ back

She handed him his pen back.

她把钢笔交还给他。

b) GIVEto give something back to the person who used to own it 归还

The land was handed back to its original owner.

那块土地被归还给了原来的主人。

hand somebody something ↔ back

The government has promised to hand investors back their money.

政府允诺归还投资者钱款。

Examples from the Corpus

hand back• Firebug said, handing the packages back.• The soldier looked at my swollen hand and then back at my face.• I hand her back her purse.• For a while she stood next to the coal stove and warmed her hands on the backs of her legs.• And Parker's hands at the back of his head.• Her hands held the back of his neck, then loosened, and she turned on to her stomach but not in retreat.• Jeremy murmurs sympathetically and hands her back the joint.• After a few minutes Rose handed the paper back to him.

5 hand something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v

a) GIVEto give or leave something to people who will live after you 传给〔后代〕

The ring was handed down to her from her grandmother.

这枚戒指是她祖母传给她的。

stories handed down by word of mouth

口口相传的故事

→ hand-me-down

b) SAY/STATE hand down a decision/ruling/sentence etc to officially announce a decision, punishment etc 公布[宣布]一项决定/裁决/判决等

Examples from the Corpus

hand down• Too weak to stand, she gave in to the gentle pressure of his hands and sat down.• We stopped outside the church door and the driver handed us down.• Wyatt felt a surge of desolation in the knuckles of his right hand.• He didn't reply, just raised his hand and pointed down at the town.• Once, in a forgetful moment, he moved his hands sensuously down her stomach.• As his hands slid down her upper arms and he drew her slowly but inexorably towards him, her throat grew dry.• My idea of checking out a tunnel is throwing a hand grenade down it.• Your leading hand slaps down on the punch as you simultaneously punch over the top and into the opponent's face.

hand to• A hand came down to check that John was able to breathe.• His hand slipped down to encircle her throat.• Julia handed it down to him.• His hand slipped down to his belt.• He sprawled on the ground and hands reached down to pick him up.• As the hands go down to the floor, the right knee is cocked up near the right shoulder.• The parents hand their sickness down to the kids, right?• Her flailing hand slipped down to the pack, wrenching its cords open, just as cruel fingers seized her arm.

hand down a decision/ruling/sentence etc• She is expected soon to hand down a ruling.• The commission will seek to arbitrate a resolution before handing down a decision in late summer.• Just a few months earlier, the Supreme Court had handed down a decision inviting states to pass abortion restrictions.

6 hand something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v GIVEto give something to someone in authority 上交；提交

Tom has handed in his resignation.

汤姆已提交辞职信。

Did you hand your homework in on time?

你准时交家庭作业了吗？

Examples from the Corpus

hand in• They are unwilling to get their hands dirty in applying what they do know.• Above them, in the pulpit, a black magician in a tweed cap held his hands high in blasphemous benediction.• I find they do enjoy it so much that they can get their hands right in it...• Pin the pleats as previously planned and hand stitch securely in position, close to top edge.• He started, his hands advancing in the thick orange dusk like the hands of a blindfolded child, finding her.• She saw the way groups of boys jostled each other with their elbows, keeping their hands carefully in their pockets.• On the other hand, in urban areas there are now more opportunities for women with high school education to find jobs.• When he took a step closer toward me, I shot my hand out in warning.

7 hand something ↔ on phrasal verbphr v GIVEto give something to someone 交付，传递

He was accused of handing on government secrets.

他被指控泄露政府机密。

Examples from the Corpus

hand on• Spindle shanks and thick red hands.• The electronics giant added 1 / 4 to 50 1 / 8 as 9. 2 million shares changed hands.• Sarella felt his hand tighten on hers and she leaned against him to reassure him.• His hands were still on his legs.• Culmination, the longed-for moment when a wild bird would cat from his hand or perch on his shoulder, never occurred.• I did not frighten her further by going over to her but lifted my hand and continued on my way.• Stephen felt the softness of the chair beneath him and allowed his hand to linger on the brocade.• His hand closed on the torch he kept there as a safeguard against the house's arbitrary lighting system.

8 hand something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v GIVEto give something to each person in a group 分发，散发 SYN distribute

Could you start handing these books out please?

请你把这些书分发下去好吗？

He was handing out leaflets to members of the audience.

他在给观众分发宣传小册子。

→ handout

Examples from the Corpus

hand out• Michele secured the motor-boat to one of the mooring rings and handed her out.• One mother of small children opened her garden shed to find a rat which jumped over her hand and ran out.• He turned towards James, his hands stretched straight out in front of him as though he were drowning and reaching for a rope.• They shook hands and stepped out into the yard.• The left hand was flung out, the right lay closer to the body.• I could see my hand reaching out to hold on to something solid.• Tfo Vic lifts up his hands, palms out, to keep their voices down.• If you choose to do so, you can make a photocopy of the explanation and hand it out to the class.

hand to• His other hand he held out to Christina.• She also hands it out to family and friends.• She took the hand David held out to her.• She forced herself to go faster, her hand reaching out to him.• I could see my hand reaching out to hold on to something solid.• His hand went out to the stone wall to brace himself.• These foods are potentially dangerous, yet nobody thinks twice before handing them out to their loved ones.

9 hand over phrasal verbphr v

a) hand something ↔ overGIVE to give something to someone with your hand, especially because they have asked for it or should have it 把…送交；交出

The soldiers were ordered to hand over their guns.

士兵们被命令交出枪支。

hand something ↔ over to

He handed the phone over to me.

他把电话交给我。

b) GIVEto give someone power or responsibility over something which you used to be in charge of 移交〔权力、责任〕

hand something ↔ over (to somebody)

On his retirement, he handed the business over to his son.

他退休时把生意移交给了他儿子。

Political control has been handed over to religious leaders.

政治控制权已转至宗教领导人手中。

Now she feels the time has come to hand over to someone else.

她觉得现在该是找人接手的时候了。

Examples from the Corpus

hand over• Negotiations have begun in preparation for the handover of power to the new government.• If you don't hand it over I'll shoot!• "Give us a bit of your rum, " he said. Virginia handed over the bottle.• It was only after many legal battles that he agreed to hand over the farm.• The robbers forced them to hand over the money.• In 1997 the sovereignty of Hong Kong was handed over to China.• She was forced to hand executive control over to the new board.

hand to• Many parents are only too eager to hand their child over to a babysitter and enjoy a well-earned night out.• She handed them over to her husband and was terrified by his reaction.• Once I'd intended to hand it over to him, but now that seemed a long time ago.• The manager chased Cowen, who is arthritic, and handed him over to police.• Many schools were established by communities on a self-help basis, with the intention of handing them over to the government.• Sign the list of property and hand valuables over to the manager for safe keeping.• Darlington people will be able to hand their goods over to their milkman on collection days until March 6.• I handed my find over to this guy.

hand to• She had merely telephoned to let him know that she would be handing over to a girl called Kate.• Parents have handed over to an outsider to solve a problem he or she never has to face.• The party was indeed handed over to Birmingham.• Fittingly, the winning team trophy was handed over to Lance Corporal Manning's widow, Elaine.• After some 18 months he handed over to Mr T. White.• Like Abingdon, Kemble is handing over to the army.• We just handed over to them.

Examples from the Corpus

hand• As the delegates entered the room they were each handed a name-badge.• The boy handed him a limp paper bag that smelled of tuna fish.• I said, and handed it back.• The nurse handed me a glass of brown liquid and told me to drink it.• It's not just the gross amounts of money that have been handed out to undeserving executives.• Therefore, are we not wise in being extremely cautious before we hand over our money supply to a third party?• Here, you simply hand over your money to a stockbroker.• Alternatively, you can pay £2266 and get the whole kit without handing over your old parts.• Would you please hand your ticket to the man at the door.

hand something to somebody• I handed the package to the security guard.

From Longman Business Dictionary

handhand1 /hænd/ noun [countableC]

1JOBFARMINGsomeone who does physical work on a farm, in a factory etc

Cooper held several odd jobs before coming to California to work as afactory hand.

Jones hired himself out as a deck hand and cook on a Mexican fishing boat.

2by hand using your hands, not a machine

Workers at the factory sand and finish the furnitureby hand.

3by hand delivered directly by one person to another, not sent through the post

His letter of confirmation will leave today by hand.

4change hands if something changes hands, it is sold or goes from its old owner to a new one

More than 1.2 million IBM shares changed hands on Friday.

5on hand American EnglishAmE, to hand British EnglishBrE close by and ready when needed

The company had to keep enough cash on hand to pay the bills.

6time/money etc in hand extra time or money that is available to be used

The report is not finished yet, but we still have some time in hand.

7at hand likely to happen soon

Not all indicators of European economic performance suggest that a crisis is at hand.

8in hand being dealt with

Don’t worry - all the contract arrangements are in hand.

9show of hands a situation where people vote by raising their hands

A show of hands revealed that nearly half of the people agreed with the chairman’s resolution.

10shake hands to hold someone’s hand in order to greet them or to show that you have reached an agreement

Smiling broadly, the two leaders shook hands.

→ see also handshake

handhand2 verb

→ hand over

Origin hand1

Old English

→20-29

→30-39

→40-48

→COLLOCATIONS1hand2 verb →PHRASAL VERBS1

词汇	hand
释义	hand Word family noun hand handful handednesshanderhandinesshandbaghandbagginghandballhandbellhandbillhandbookhandbrakehandbreadthhandcarhandcarthandclaphandclasphandcrafthandcuffhandfasthandfastinghand grenadehandgriphandgunhandholdhandicuffshandjobhandknithandlisthandmaidhandouthandoverhandplayhandprinthandrailhandsawhandsethandshakehandshakinghandspikehandspringhandstaffhandstandhandsturnhandtowelhandworkhandwritinghandymanadjective underhand handy handedhandlesshandcraftedhand-heldhandmadehand-me-downhands-onhandworkedhandwrittenhandwroughtverb hand adverb handily Related topics: Human, Cards, Chronology, Horses ldoce_145_dhand1 /hænd/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 part of body 人体部位 [countableC]HBH the part of your body at the end of your arm, including your fingers and thumb, that you use to hold things 手 Steve gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands. 史蒂夫双手紧握方向盘。 In her hand was a tattered old photograph. 她手中拿着的是一张破旧的老照片。 →5 See picture of middle finger 中指, index finger 食指, palm 手掌 ... →4 See picture of 见图 hand 2 HELP 帮助a hand HELPhelp with something – used in the following phrases 帮忙，支援 need/want a hand Do you need a hand packing? 要我帮你收拾行李吗？ give/lend (somebody) a hand Can you give me a hand to lift this? 能否帮我把这个拎起来？ If you get stuck, Denise is always willing to lend a hand. 如果你有困难，丹尼丝总是乐于帮忙。 I could do with a hand/use a hand (=it would be useful to have some help) 我需要帮忙 We could certainly do with a hand. 我们肯定是需要帮忙的。 → a helping hand at help1(9) Examples from the Corpus give/lend (somebody) a hand• Get out there and give a hand.• It shows that some one out there is thinking of us, and giving us a hand along in the world.• Martin, Warren, you're still on fencing, aren't you, well, Tom can lend a hand there.• After George had left his basket at home he gave Willie a hand.• Women came by from other camps to lend a hand, bringing prashad.• Fernando, his mouth clinging passionately to hers, raised his body away from her to give his hands freedom to move. 3 control 控制 [singular, uncountableU] control, power, or influence that someone has 控制；支配；影响 The president has strengthened the hand of the gun lobby. 总统给枪支游说团体撑了腰。 This matter is too important to be left in the hands of (=in the control of) an inexperienced lawyer. 这件事情事关重大，不能交给没有经验的律师来处理。 a manager with a firm hand (=who controls things strictly) 一位管理严格的经理 4 get out of hand if a situation or person gets out of hand, they become impossible to control any longer 失控 The demonstration was getting out of hand. 示威游行开始失控。 Examples from the Corpus get out of hand• The costs have continued to increase, and now seem to be getting out of hand.• But has the Fed failed to prevent the imbalances created by the recent boom from getting out of hand?• My mum used to sit nearby and make sure nothing got out of hand.• We let ourselves get out of hand.• It was a practical joke that got a little out of hand.• Pull or spray garden weeds before they get out of hand.• Hundreds of police were poised to intervene if things got out of hand, but they did not.• Police were called in when the situation began to get out of hand.• Things started to get out of hand.• This was getting out of hand.• But eventually it became clear that things were getting out of hand. 5 on the other hand (also on the one hand ... on the other hand)BUT used to give another opinion or fact that should be considered as well as the one you have just given 另一方面…；从一方面来说…，从另一方面来说… I’d like to eat out, but on the other hand I should be trying to save money. 我想出去吃饭，但另一方面我又该省钱。 Don’t say ‘on one hand’. Say on the one hand. 不要说 ‘on one hand’. 而要说 on the one hand. Examples from the Corpus on the other hand• You want to help your kids as much as you can, but on the other hand, you've got to be careful to help them learn on their own.• Nuclear power is relatively cheap. On the other hand, you could argue that it's not safe.• Clinton on the other hand lacks the courage of his cynicism.• Clinton, on the other hand, understands what Kathie Lee is going through.• Your computer, on the other hand, is a digital device.• The hamburger was tough and overcooked. The fries, on the other hand, were terrific, and well worth the money.• Lind, on the other hand, is a victim of the great urge to simplify.• The Macintosh, on the other hand, uses the Motorola 68000 and was designed as a closed architecture.• Rickenbacker's whole philosophy, on the other hand, is based upon never making guitars anywhere other than under their own roof.• Ray, on the other hand, is more of a traditionalist.• Salads on the other hand, are simple, satisfying and sizable. 6 hands off spoken used to say that someone cannot have, take, or touch something 不许拿…；不许碰… Hey! Hands off that CD! It’s mine! 喂，别碰那张CD！它是我的！ Tell your little brother to keep his hands off my car. 告诉你的小弟弟别碰我的汽车。 → hands-off Examples from the Corpus keep ... hands off• And keep your hands off Maria.• They should stay out where they belong - keep their hands off our people.• I could not keep my hands off them.• The government should keep its hands off content.• I can't keep my damned hands off you!• Couldn't keep our hands off each other.• I jerked my arm away and gave him a made-up name, then told him to keep his goddam hands off.• But today with his mind too preoccupied to work he seemed quite unable to keep his hands off it. 7 in hand a) if something is in hand, it is being done or dealt with 在处理中 Plans are in hand to perform ‘Oz’ next semester. 目前正在筹划下学期演出《绿野仙踪》的事。 Lisa seemed to have things in hand by the time he returned. 他回来的时候莉萨好像手头有事在忙。 job/task/matter etc in hand Our officers have to concentrate 100 per cent on the task in hand. 我们的官员必须将全部注意力都集中在要处理的事情上。 take somebody in hand (=begin to deal with someone’s problems etc) 管起某人 b) British EnglishBrE if you work a week, a month etc in hand, you do not get paid until after you have worked two weeks, two months etc 押〔一周、一个月等的工资〕先干活〔即工作两周、两个月等后领薪〕 c) British EnglishBrE if you have time, money etc in hand, you have it available 有，在手头 I usually have a few days’ leave in hand at the end of the year. 年底的时候通常我手头会有几天假期。 d) British EnglishBrE if a team or player has a game in hand in a competition, they still have another game to play in which they could gain more points 〔球队或球员〕还有一场比赛 Examples from the Corpus take somebody in hand• I had been so horrified by Jason Purvis' physical condition that, almost unwittingly, I had taken him in hand.• At last Zeus saw that he must take the matter in hand.• Oedipus took the matter in hand with energy.• Flanner, eight years older, took her in hand, guided her to theater, concerts, and exhibitions.• She took herself in hand, the essay she told herself firmly had to be shelved: one step before the other.• Matters were further complicated when MI5 decided to take it in hand.• The government will have to take matters in hand.• He looked like a man who might be able to make something of himself if a good woman took him in hand. 8 in the hands of somebody/in somebody’s hands DEAL WITHbeing dealt with or cared for by someone 由某人处理[照料] The matter is in the hands of the police. 这件事现在由警方处理。 in good/safe/capable etc hands You can be sure your children are in good hands. 你可以放心，你的孩子会被照顾得很好。 The fear is that nuclear secrets could fall into the wrong hands. 令人担心的是核机密可能落入敌人之手。 Don’t say ‘in the hand of someone’. Say in the hands of someone. 不要说 ‘in the hand of someone’. 而要说 in the hands of someone. → a safe pair of hands at safe1(12) Examples from the Corpus fall into the wrong hands• Cards falling into the wrong hands cost the industry three hundred pounds every minute.• And images of Kurds on tape could fall into the wrong hands.• Voice over Mr Foulkes is seeking Government safeguards to prevent Rayo from falling into the wrong hands.• A crossed cheque therefore gives some protection against fraud if it falls into the wrong hands.• But some gun dealers have stopped selling replicas, because they're worried about them falling into the wrong hands.• I will never allow Kirsty to fall into the wrong hands.• Pentagon officials say they have already had some success reducing the risk that nuclear materials will fall into the wrong hands. 9 hands up a) with your arms straight up in the air – used especially to tell someone to do this as a sign that they will not attack you 举起手来〔尤用作要人做出投降姿态的命令〕 Hands up! You’re under arrest! 举起手来！你被捕了！ The men emerged from the building with their hands up. 几名男子举着双手从楼里走了出来。 b) used to tell people to put their arm straight up in the air if they know the answer to a question or want to say something 举手〔回答问题或发言〕 Hands up if you agree with what Eric was saying. 同意埃里克说的就举手。 Examples from the Corpus hands up• Singer put both hands up before his face, arms outstretched; he was begging.• She threw her hands up in the air and leaned back, stretching, arching her chest upward.• He brought his hands up to the typewriter keys and forced himself to begin.• The next minute the grenade thrower appeared with his hands up.• The police mounted an early-morning assault on his office, and Mr Bucaram came running out with his hands up.• Sometimes you have got to hold your hands up and accept that certain players are not right for you.• Gently slide your hands up the back of the skull as you allow his or head to come back down gently. 10 at hand formal a) likely to happen soon 可能很快发生的 Recent economic performance suggests that a major crisis is at hand. 最近的经济状况预示着一场重大的危机可能即将到来。 b) close to you and available to be used 在手边，在近处 Don’t worry, help is at hand! 别担心，随时有人可以帮你！ c) needing to be dealt with now 手头的，需要马上处理的 Peter turned his attention to the task at hand. 彼得将注意力转移到手头的工作上。 Examples from the Corpus help is at hand• But don't even worry about deciding, because help is at hand for that, too!• However, help is at hand from other sources.• However, help is at hand on the internet.• But now help is at hand.• However, every two years help is at hand. 11. to hand British EnglishBrEHAVE something that is to hand is close to you, so that you can reach it easily 在手头，在近旁 12 on hand NEARclose by and ready when needed 在手头，在近旁 Our staff are always on hand to help. 我们的员工会随时提供帮助。 Examples from the Corpus on hand• Organizers of the fair have a nurse on hand in case of any injuries. 13 by hand a) done or made by a person rather than a machine 用手工 We had to wash our clothes by hand. 我们只得手洗自己的衣服。 b) delivered by someone personally, rather than being sent through the post, emailed etc 亲手递交的，专人递送的 Examples from the Corpus by hand• The letter had been delivered by hand, and was addressed to Mrs Zippie Isaacs.• They delivered their wedding invitations by hand.• The rug was made by hand. 14 (at) first hand if you know or experience something first hand, you have personal experience of it 第一手的[地]；直接的[地] a chance to view at first hand the workings of the court 亲身经历法庭工作程序的机会 Examples from the Corpus (at) first hand• Your letters were very welcome, but I still want to hear everything at first hand.• The visit lasted over an hour during which time Neil Kinnock experienced at first hand what carpet manufacturing was all about.• Released from prison, Rudd travelled around the country, undertaking surveys and checking information at first hand.• Primary data is collected by the researcher at first hand, mainly through surveys, interviews, or participant observation.• Work is developed from first hand sources and observed drawing.• These two boys say nothing to me as they get in, first handing their weapons to their friends.• Eventually divers provided first hand evidence that sea otters use rocks as hammers under water to dislodge the abalones. 15 (at) second/third/fourth hand if you know something second, third etc hand, someone tells you about it, but you have no personal experience of it 第二/三/四手的[地] Until now, information has been second or third hand, but this news comes from someone who was there. 此前只有间接的消息，但这一消息却来自现场人员。 Examples from the Corpus (at) second/third/fourth hand• The leader takes a watch with a second hand, points to a player and calls out a letter of the alphabet.• A computer virus A watch with a second hand doing double time.• Other rates may apply where the development is acquired second hand, or is merely a refurbishment of an existing industrial building.• The story is now taken up at second hand.• There is even a chapter on buying second hand - which has to be a boon for other Leica devotees.• Deathtraps: Coroner's warning over second hand electrical goods.• The Fourth Hand glides to a soft landing in Wisconsin, and readers will be left smiling.• The second hand had its own dial at the bottom of the face. 16 at the hands of somebody caused or done by a particular person – used about something bad or unpleasant that someone does 在某人那里大吃苦头 Anyone who suffered at the hands of care workers will be entitled to compensation. 任何吃过护理员苦头的人都有资格获得赔偿。 This is their third defeat at the hands of the world champions. 这是他们第三次败在世界冠军队手下了。 Examples from the Corpus suffered at the hands of• In court, those who have suffered at the hands of criminals are comforted by relatives and Victim Support counsellors.• She speaks of the persecution suffered at the hands of her father and her yearning for liberty.• He was in surprisingly good humour, considering how much he's suffered at the hands of the puppet. 17 get your hands on something GET informal to succeed in getting something 获取[得到]某物 She’s only marrying him to get her hands on his money. 她嫁给他只是图他的钱财。 Examples from the Corpus get your hands on something• The company may need all the products and sales techniques it can get its hands on.• They value everything they can get their hands on.• The best seats in the house are $150, if you can get your hands on a ticket.• He was an absolute nonreader until Rosalie got her hands on him the year before.• Competitors would love to get their hands on that $ 7 billion.• I need to get my hands on a big lexicon.• These days, Parkes finds fans scrapping to get their hands on set lists, drum sticks, and towels.• Besides, Ward's wife will want to get her hands on it.• Maple Leaf has wanted to get its hands on some of Schneider's operations for years. 18 lay your hands on something to find or get something 找到[得到]某物 I would read any book I could lay my hands on. 凡是我能到手的书我都要看。 Examples from the Corpus lay your hands on something• He will sell anything he can lay his hands on in exchange for drugs, which includes any information he may have.• I like writing letters and reading anything I can lay my hands on!• Kabari women use whatever birth control technology they can lay their hands on.• Monday I felt driven to eat everything I could lay my hands on.• Government reports, social legislation, anything she could lay her hands on that would better acquaint her with her work.• Looters carried clothes out of shop windows along with anything else they could lay their hands on.• Some one had to overturn the present political arrangements in the Limousin if he was ever to lay his hands on Hautefort.• I know exactly where to lay my hands on them. 19 come to hand if something comes to hand, it is there for you to use – used especially about something that is there by chance 顺手，随手 They ran, picking up whatever weapons came to hand. 他们不管什么武器拿起来就跑。 Examples from the Corpus whatever ... came to hand• An open palm, a fist, a stick, a belt, a saucepan: whatever came to hand. 20 get your hands on somebody spoken to catch someone you are angry with 抓住某人 Just wait till I get my hands on you! 你就等着我收拾你吧！ Examples from the Corpus get your hands on somebody• The company may need all the products and sales techniques it can get its hands on.• They value everything they can get their hands on.• He was an absolute nonreader until Rosalie got her hands on him the year before.• I'd love to get my hands on the guy who slashed my tires.• Competitors would love to get their hands on that $ 7 billion.• I need to get my hands on a big lexicon.• These days, Parkes finds fans scrapping to get their hands on set lists, drum sticks, and towels.• Besides, Ward's wife will want to get her hands on it.• Maple Leaf has wanted to get its hands on some of Schneider's operations for years. 21 have a hand in something TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto influence or be involved in something 插手某事，参与某事 He had a hand in both goals. 两个进球都有他的功劳。 Examples from the Corpus have a hand in something• Thorpe has had a hand in restoring the 21 houses.• They also agreed that the participants themselves should have a hand in deciding what they would discuss. 22 hand in hand CONNECTED WITH a) (go) hand in hand if two things go hand in hand, they are closely connected 密切相关 Wealth and power go hand in hand in most societies. 在大多数社会里，财富和权力都是密切相关的。 hand in hand with They say that genius often goes hand in hand with madness. 他们说天才往往都是疯子。 b) if two people walk, stand etc hand in hand, they walk, stand etc while they are holding each other’s hand 手拉手 They walked hand in hand in silence up the path. 他们手拉手，默默地沿着小路走去。 Examples from the Corpus hand with• Economic progress goes hand in hand with environmental responsibility.• And all of this goes hand in hand with an air of impunity.• The freedom to work at whatever you want to goes hand in hand with freedom of every kind.• We shall see in a moment that there are problems with the nationalism which goes hand in hand with this outlook.• When Mandela left prison in 1990, he walked hand in hand with Winnie through the waiting crowds.• The child walking hand in hand with her father.• The evolution of the curtain wall went hand in hand with the invention of the steel framework. 23 have something/somebody on your hands DEAL WITHto have a difficult job, problem, situation etc to deal with 手头有某事/某人待处理〔指困难的事情、问题等〕 I’m afraid we have a murder on our hands, Inspector. 我们恐怕有一宗谋杀案要处理，督察。 Examples from the Corpus have something/somebody on your hands• The Khedive is starting to realize that he might have trouble on his hands.• It is still instinctively held that those involved in engineering science should be useful handymen and will have oil on their hands.• They submitted lest they kill him; his death from the fast would have been on their hands. 24 be off your hands RESPONSIBLEif something or someone is off your hands, you are not responsible for them anymore 不再负责 Once this problem is off our hands we can relax for a while. 这个问题一脱手，我们就可以放松一下了。 take somebody/something off somebody’s hands She wants someone to take the kids off her hands occasionally. 她希望偶尔有人能替她一下，带一下孩子。 Examples from the Corpus take somebody/something off somebody’s hands• He takes it off, hands it to her, and she places it in one of the bags.• Colin and Sue took it off our hands and have made further excellent improvements.• He had returned to Dartmoor when he knew the tribes would be there, begging them to take Topaz off his hands. 25 try your hand at (doing) something to try to do something you have not tried before 着手尝试(做)某事 John dreamed of being a writer and had tried his hand at poetry. 约翰梦想成为作家，已尝试过写诗。 Examples from the Corpus try your hand at (doing) something• Just like Walsh, too, Robinson first tried his hand at broadcasting.• Plenty of Christians have tried their hand at putting their beliefs into prose or poetry, usually with calamitous aesthetic results.• Isaac Mizrahi tried his hand at the corset, and in the process turned out some fabulous evening dresses.• A visit to West Dorset also offers a perfect opportunity to try your hand at windsurfing.• More than once, more than a dozen times I have been tempted to try my hand at another profession.• It's time to try my hand at the settled life.• If you have the urge to try your hand at a grant, do so!• Many who are in the process of acquiring these technical skills may wish to try their hand at grantsmanship. 26 turn your hand to (doing) something TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto do something well, even if it is the first time you have tried 能做好某事〔即使是第一次尝试的事〕 Larry’s one of those men who can turn their hand to anything. 拉里是那种什么都拿得起来的人。 Examples from the Corpus turn your hand to (doing) something• Friday marks the start of a new music programme as Channel 4 turns its hand to dance.• She can also turn her hand to mending and spotting.• Roth also turned his hand to poetry, his best-known volume being, as you no doubt guessed, his Shit Poems.• I have turned my hand to trying a bit of writing and I keep meaning to take it up again.• Adam Burns was probably good at everything he turned his hand to.• Adult women could often turn their hand to more than one form of casual employment.• She turned her hand to short stories, getting two published in the early 1990s.• He has had to be able to turn his hand to almost anything. 27 out of hand REFUSEwithout even stopping to consider what someone has suggested, asked for etc 断然，即时，不假思索 reject/dismiss/refuse etc something out of hand Aromatherapy was dismissed out of hand by traditional doctors. 传统的医生断然认为香薰疗法根本不值一提。 Examples from the Corpus reject/dismiss/refuse etc something out of hand• After dismissing it out of hand, the neighbor called back the same night and said it might be worth considering. 28 hands down easily 轻易地，不费力地 win (something)/beat somebody hands down Nigel always won hands down in any argument. 无论争辩什么，奈杰尔总是毫不费劲地获胜。 Examples from the Corpus win (something)/beat somebody hands down• He had won again, won hands down. 29 have your hands full BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DOto be very busy or too busy 非常忙，忙得不可开交 Can’t it wait? I already have my hands full. 那件事不能等一下吗？我已经忙得团团转了。 Examples from the Corpus have your hands full• Diane has her hands full with housekeeping chores and a new baby.• The Mexican government had its hands full fighting a war on three fronts.• You guys have your hands full.• I'm sorry I can't help you -- I have my hands full right now.• You must have your hands full with all this work to do and the children to look after.• So it looks as if the doctors and Osteopaths will continue to have their hands full.• I know I am going to have my hands full when his session is over.• And you can bet we have our hands full.• So when the shutdown finally ends, the agency will have its hands full.• Steinbach will have his hands full with a pitching staff fresh out of the box.• And Brooks would have his hands full.• The parents and teachers of many of these youngsters have their hands full enough just looking after them. 30. good with your hands GOOD ATskilful at making things 手巧的，有一双巧手的 Examples from the Corpus good with your hands• The psychologist had said he was good with his hands.• He was good with his hands. 31 on either/every hand written on both sides or in every direction 在两边/在各个方向 Thick forest stood on either hand. 两面都是茂密的森林。 Examples from the Corpus on either/every hand• Ancient oak gave place to modern pine forest on either hand.• Gaston was a fishmonger who left evidence of his occupation on every hand he shook.• Mist curled from the water on either hand.• The drive is spectacular: gorges and tropical rain forests and waterfalls on every hand, but I thought only of Poppy. 32 get your hands dirty a) informal to do hard or dirty physical work – usually used in questions or negative statements 干体力活，干脏活〔通常用于疑问句或否定句中〕 It’s not that the jobs aren’t there, it’s just that she doesn’t want to get her hands dirty. 不是没有事做，只是她不想干脏活累活。 b) to get involved in the difficult, dishonest, or unpleasant side of something 牵连到困难[不诚实，讨厌]的事 He never talked to the media or got his hands dirty in any way. 他从来不和媒体打交道，也绝不去沾惹什么事情。 33 keep your hand in PRACTISE/PRACTICEto do something that you used to do a lot, so you do not forget how to do it 继续练习以免生疏 You should at least work part-time, just to keep your hand in. 你至少应该做一份兼职工作，免得生疏了。 Examples from the Corpus keep your hand in• He moved slowly and cautiously, and kept his hands in clear view.• Nevertheless, he continued with his finger covered in blood, keeping his hand in his pocket.• He liked to bow and ruin the effect by keeping his hands in his pockets.• He kept his hands in his pockets as they beat him.• He kept his hands in his pockets so he would not smash Tony Angotti in the face.• Although she has retired now, she keeps her hand in by giving her grandchildren music lessons.• The one-time gifted student kept his hands in his pockets as he listened to the brief proceedings.• He still comes around the gym occasionally, just to keep his hand in.• For all his pride, he misses the public forum politics provides and wants to keep his hand in somehow. 34 hand in glove WITHclosely connected with someone, especially in an illegal activity 关系密切；互相勾结 Far from being independent, the government and media work hand in glove. 政府和媒体互相勾结，绝非各不相干。 Examples from the Corpus hand in glove• All night long the thought of his being hand in glove with Harry Martin had lingered at the back of her mind.• Temperamentally and ideologically, the two men fit hand in glove.• Temperamentally and ideologically, the two men fit hand in glove.• This statement fits hand in glove with the Corinthian assertions in 6: 12-13.• She did the bending and the kneeling, and they worked together hand in glove.• Was he worried that she'd finally found her proof that he was hand in glove with Harry Martin?• Far from being independent and wary of one another, big government and mainstream media work hand in glove with each other.• The flaw apparently involves the Orion chipset that works hand in glove with the new Pentium Pro or P6 microprocessor. 35 hand over fist informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT if you gain or lose something hand over fist, you gain or lose it very quickly 〔获得或失去某物〕迅速地 Five years ago, the company was losing money hand over fist. 五年前，这家公司一下子亏了很多钱。 36 a big hand PRAISE spoken used to tell the people who are watching a performance to clap or cheer loudly 〔请观众〕热烈鼓掌，大声喝彩 Let’s all give the girls a big hand. 我们大家都给女孩们热烈鼓掌加油吧。 Examples from the Corpus give ... a big hand• When Tilbey had finished his presentation, Brown got up and asked the thirteen students to give him a big hand. 37 all hands on deck (also all hands to the pumps British English) informal used to say that everyone is needed to help in a particular situation 齐心协力 With only half an hour to get everything ready, it was all hands on deck. 只有半小时就要把一切都准备好，这得人人出力了。 Examples from the Corpus all hands on deck• It's all hands on deck as the crew work as team to make the show look its best.• It was all hands on deck as they worked flat out over a weekend in March. 38. the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing used to say that two parts of an organization that should be doing the same thing are each doing different things without the other knowing 〔同一机构中的两个部门〕各干各的，各自为政 39 worker 工人 [countableC]WORKER someone who does physical work on a farm, factory, ship etc 〔农场、工厂或船上等的〕体力劳动者 farm hands 农场工人 40 cards 纸牌游戏 [countableC] a) DGCthe playing cards given to one person in a game 一手牌 a winning hand 一手赢牌 b) DGCa single game of cards 一局牌 41 clock 时钟 [countableC]TMC a long thin piece of metal that points at the numbers on a clock 指针 hour/minute/second hand 时针/分针/秒针 →4 See picture of 见图 WATCH 2 →5 see picture at 见图 clock1 42. writing 文字 [singular] old-fashionedMP someone’s handwriting 笔迹 43 somebody’s hands are tied if someone’s hands are tied, they cannot help in a particular situation because of rules, laws etc 某人受到约束〔因而无能为力〕 The bank claims its hands are tied by federal regulators. 银行声称受到联邦监管机构的约束。 Examples from the Corpus somebody’s hands are tied• I'd like to help you, but you missed the deadline. I'm afraid my hands are tied.• The company's hands are tied because of government regulations.• We'd really like to help you, but I'm afraid our hands are tied.• Bankers argue that their hands are tied by the Fed. 44 tie/bind somebody hand and foot a) TIEto tie up someone’s hands and feet 捆住某人的手脚 b) CONTROLto make it very difficult or impossible for someone to do what they think is best 束缚某人 Examples from the Corpus tie/bind somebody hand and foot• We're bound hand and foot by all these safety regulations.• Then, before she realised what was happening, he fastened her in the double stirrups, binding her hands and feet. 45. can do something with one hand (tied) behind your back spoken used to say that you can do something very easily 能轻而易举做某事 46. not do a hand’s turn British EnglishBrE old-fashioned informalLAZY to do no work at all 一点工作也不做 47 somebody’s hand (in marriage) old-fashionedMARRY permission for a man to marry a particular woman 某人〔对求婚〕的应允 He asked for her hand in marriage. 他向她求婚。 Examples from the Corpus somebody’s hand (in marriage)• He finally asked for her hand in marriage.• A fat person, down on his hands and knees, was doing something to the grass between the stones.• Alan saw that she herself stroked the back of the child's head rhythmically with her right hand.• But it does mean that weird opinions ought not to be rejected out of hand.• But then it seemed as if the ball went through or over his hands as he came in front of Washington.• It made our hands and fingers itch, but the tiny pieces of red flesh were delicious.• Stories were told about how they had actually done considerable damage to some visiting fans when situations had got out of hand.• The political opposition, on the other hand, is not convinced.• When you fall forward, fully conscious or not, you put out your hands to break your fall. 48. horse 马 [countableC]DSH a unit for measuring the height of a horse, equal to about ten centimetres 一掌，掌宽〔用于量度马匹高度的单位，约10厘米〕 → cash-in-hand, freehand, hands-on, left-hand, right-hand, → be an old hand (at something) at old(17), → bite the hand that feeds you at bite1(15), → have blood on your hands at blood1(2), → have your hands/fingers in the till at till2(3), → force somebody’s hand at force2(7), → overplay your hand at overplay(2), → shake somebody’s hand/shake hands with somebody at shake1(4), → wash your hands of something at wash1(5) COLLOCATIONS adjectives somebody’s right/left hand 某人的右手/左手 She held the book in her right hand. 她右手拿着书。 nsomebody’s free hand (=the hand someone is not already using) Amy was stroking the dog with her free hand. na gloved hand (=covered with a glove) He stretched out a gloved hand. nan outstretched hand (=stretched out towards someone or something) She took her father’s outstretched hand and began to walk from the room. nsomebody’s cupped hand (=in the shape of a cup) Hamil shook the dice in his cupped hand. verbs wave your hand 挥手 Marta waved a hand to attract his attention. 玛尔塔挥挥手想引起他的注意。 clap your hands 拍手 They were singing and clapping their hands. 他们边唱歌边拍手。 wash your hands 洗手 Go wash your hands before dinner. 饭前要去洗手。 hold hands (with somebody) (与某人)拉手，手牵手 Joanne and Kevin held hands on the sofa. 乔安妮和凯文手拉手坐在沙发上。 shake somebody’s hand (also shake hands with somebody) 和某人握手 ‘Nice to meet you, ’ he said, as they shook hands. “很高兴见到你。”他们握手时他说。 take somebody’s hand (=hold someone’s hand) 拉某人的手 nHe reached across the table and took her hand in his. take somebody by the hand (=hold someone’s hand in order to take them somewhere) 牵某人的手〔带某人去某地〕 nShe took the boy by the hand and led him across the street. join hands (=take hold of the hands of people on either side of you) 〔与两边的人〕挽手，携手 nThey stood in a circle and joined hands. clasp your hands (=hold them together tightly) 紧握双手 nEmily clasped her hands together and stood there nervously. fold your hands (=put your hands together and rest them on something) 双手合拢 nLily folded both hands on her stomach. raise your hand (also put your hand up) (=lift your hand, especially when you want to ask or answer a question) 举手〔尤指想要提问或回答问题〕 nIf you know the answer, raise your hand. nsomebody’s hands shake/tremble His hands trembled as he lifted the cup. nsomebody’s hand holds something His other hand was holding his mobile phone. nsomebody’s hand touches something Daniel’s hand touched mine. nsomebody’s hand grips something (=hold something firmly) Her hands gripped the steering wheel very tightly. nsomebody’s hand grabs/grasps something (=take and hold something firmly) He felt Connor’s hand grasp his shoulder. nsomebody’s hand tightens Her hand tightened on the knife handle. nnouns a hand movement The disease means she has trouble controlling her hand movements. a hand gesture/signal (=a movement of your hand to show what you mean) He made a rude hand gesture at the other driver. phrases in somebody’s hand 在某人的手中 He had a suitcase in his hand. 他手中拎着一只手提箱。 on your hands and knees (=in a crawling position) 四肢着地，趴着 They got down on their hands and knees to search. 他们趴下来找。 the palm of your hand (=the inside surface of your hand) 手掌，手心 The phone could fit into the palm of his hand. 这部电话他握着正合适。 the back of your hand (=the outside surface of your hand) 手背 nLet a dog sniff the back of your hand, rather than your fingers. with your bare hands (=without using a tool, weapon, machine etc) 徒手，赤手空拳 nWith his bare hands he forced the doors apart. Examples from the Corpus hand• Some one, I thought with illumination, who knew how easily Olympia had died from hands round the neck.• She covers her face with her hand.• a hired hand• My father looked at the wall, looked at his hands.• It was a lazy, almost careless gesture; only Caroline knew that the pressure of his hand was remorseless and proprietorial.• the hour hand• The letter was written in a neat hand.• We played a couple of hands of poker.• Even the town crier of nearby Faringdon was on hand to give an official reception.• The core, on the other hand, consists of divine goodness.• The distinction between agreements under hand and covenants under seal has been largely obliterated.• Go wash your hands. a firm hand• In other respects careful management and a firm hand pushed up the royal income.• In fact, a firm hand might have steered the team on the rocks.• When Barkley Ball was at its peak, there was little need for a firm hand.• Active kids need a firm hand.• Lizzy would need a firm hand after this.• You see, children want a firm hand.• Many of them placed their cross opposite her name unhesitatingly, and with a firm hand, for an entire decade.• Since then, he has run meetings with a firm hand.• Although he runs the operation with a firm hand, the Steelers are more like a family than any other team. hour/minute/second hand• All second hand furniture should be fitted with a safety label like this.• Each minute hand is 12 feet 7 inches long; each hour hand is almost 10 feet long.• Eloise opened the glass case and adjusted the minute hand until both golden hands were on the twelve numeral.• As the second hand slid into place the car was there, the insect-faced lieutenant still on his own.• Imagine a straight line half way between the hour hand and the figure 12 on the watch.• Even the second hand lies motionless.• He slipped it from his wrist and wound the minute hand forward.• The second hand had its own dial at the bottom of the face. hand2 ●●○ W2 verb [transitiveT] 1 GIVEto give something to someone else with your hand 传，递；交；给 hand somebody something He handed the teacher a slip of paper. 他交给老师一张纸条。 hand something to somebody He lit a cigarette and handed it to her. 他点了一支烟递给她。 This form must be handed to all employees. 这份表格必须发到所有雇员手中。 2 you have to hand it to somebody spokenADMIRE used to say that you admire someone 你不得不佩服某人 You have to hand it to her. She’s really made a success of that company. 你不得不佩服她，她的确把那家公司经营得很成功。 Examples from the Corpus you have to hand it to somebody• You have to hand it to her. She's really made a success of that company. PHRASAL VERBS 3 hand something ↔ around (also hand something round British EnglishBrE) phrasal verbphr v GIVEto offer something to each person in a group 分发 Willie helped hand the mugs around. 威利帮忙分发啤酒杯。 Examples from the Corpus hand around• Don't get too perturbed - it's common and usually not too hand to get around.• Halsey went over to the dresser, poured from an open bottle of champagne into three glasses, and handed them around.• We shook hands formally all around... grateful that we had had this rare chance to cement international good-fellowship.• With his steadfast hand cupped around my shoulders, my father assured me there was nothing to fear.• Coins rattled in the tray's money-compartment, then Frankie felt his hands close around the chilly wrapping of a choc-ice.• She claps her hands and looks around the room for support.• Hari made tea and sat at the table, her hands curled around the warmth of the cup. 4 hand something ↔ back phrasal verbphr v a) GIVEto give something back to the person who gave it to you, with your hand 交还，交回 to Kurt examined the document and handed it back to her. 库尔特检查过文件后就交还给她。 hand somebody something ↔ back She handed him his pen back. 她把钢笔交还给他。 b) GIVEto give something back to the person who used to own it 归还 to The land was handed back to its original owner. 那块土地被归还给了原来的主人。 hand somebody something ↔ back The government has promised to hand investors back their money. 政府允诺归还投资者钱款。 Examples from the Corpus hand back• Firebug said, handing the packages back.• The soldier looked at my swollen hand and then back at my face.• I hand her back her purse.• For a while she stood next to the coal stove and warmed her hands on the backs of her legs.• And Parker's hands at the back of his head.• Her hands held the back of his neck, then loosened, and she turned on to her stomach but not in retreat.• Jeremy murmurs sympathetically and hands her back the joint.• After a few minutes Rose handed the paper back to him. 5 hand something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v a) GIVEto give or leave something to people who will live after you 传给〔后代〕 to The ring was handed down to her from her grandmother. 这枚戒指是她祖母传给她的。 stories handed down by word of mouth 口口相传的故事 → hand-me-down b) SAY/STATE hand down a decision/ruling/sentence etc to officially announce a decision, punishment etc 公布[宣布]一项决定/裁决/判决等 Examples from the Corpus hand down• Too weak to stand, she gave in to the gentle pressure of his hands and sat down.• We stopped outside the church door and the driver handed us down.• Wyatt felt a surge of desolation in the knuckles of his right hand.• He didn't reply, just raised his hand and pointed down at the town.• Once, in a forgetful moment, he moved his hands sensuously down her stomach.• As his hands slid down her upper arms and he drew her slowly but inexorably towards him, her throat grew dry.• My idea of checking out a tunnel is throwing a hand grenade down it.• Your leading hand slaps down on the punch as you simultaneously punch over the top and into the opponent's face. hand to• A hand came down to check that John was able to breathe.• His hand slipped down to encircle her throat.• Julia handed it down to him.• His hand slipped down to his belt.• He sprawled on the ground and hands reached down to pick him up.• As the hands go down to the floor, the right knee is cocked up near the right shoulder.• The parents hand their sickness down to the kids, right?• Her flailing hand slipped down to the pack, wrenching its cords open, just as cruel fingers seized her arm. hand down a decision/ruling/sentence etc• She is expected soon to hand down a ruling.• The commission will seek to arbitrate a resolution before handing down a decision in late summer.• Just a few months earlier, the Supreme Court had handed down a decision inviting states to pass abortion restrictions. 6 hand something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v GIVEto give something to someone in authority 上交；提交 Tom has handed in his resignation. 汤姆已提交辞职信。 Did you hand your homework in on time? 你准时交家庭作业了吗？ Examples from the Corpus hand in• They are unwilling to get their hands dirty in applying what they do know.• Above them, in the pulpit, a black magician in a tweed cap held his hands high in blasphemous benediction.• I find they do enjoy it so much that they can get their hands right in it...• Pin the pleats as previously planned and hand stitch securely in position, close to top edge.• He started, his hands advancing in the thick orange dusk like the hands of a blindfolded child, finding her.• She saw the way groups of boys jostled each other with their elbows, keeping their hands carefully in their pockets.• On the other hand, in urban areas there are now more opportunities for women with high school education to find jobs.• When he took a step closer toward me, I shot my hand out in warning. 7 hand something ↔ on phrasal verbphr v GIVEto give something to someone 交付，传递 He was accused of handing on government secrets. 他被指控泄露政府机密。 Examples from the Corpus hand on• Spindle shanks and thick red hands.• The electronics giant added 1 / 4 to 50 1 / 8 as 9. 2 million shares changed hands.• Sarella felt his hand tighten on hers and she leaned against him to reassure him.• His hands were still on his legs.• Culmination, the longed-for moment when a wild bird would cat from his hand or perch on his shoulder, never occurred.• I did not frighten her further by going over to her but lifted my hand and continued on my way.• Stephen felt the softness of the chair beneath him and allowed his hand to linger on the brocade.• His hand closed on the torch he kept there as a safeguard against the house's arbitrary lighting system. 8 hand something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v GIVEto give something to each person in a group 分发，散发 SYN distribute Could you start handing these books out please? 请你把这些书分发下去好吗？ to He was handing out leaflets to members of the audience. 他在给观众分发宣传小册子。 → handout Examples from the Corpus hand out• Michele secured the motor-boat to one of the mooring rings and handed her out.• One mother of small children opened her garden shed to find a rat which jumped over her hand and ran out.• He turned towards James, his hands stretched straight out in front of him as though he were drowning and reaching for a rope.• They shook hands and stepped out into the yard.• The left hand was flung out, the right lay closer to the body.• I could see my hand reaching out to hold on to something solid.• Tfo Vic lifts up his hands, palms out, to keep their voices down.• If you choose to do so, you can make a photocopy of the explanation and hand it out to the class. hand to• His other hand he held out to Christina.• She also hands it out to family and friends.• She took the hand David held out to her.• She forced herself to go faster, her hand reaching out to him.• I could see my hand reaching out to hold on to something solid.• His hand went out to the stone wall to brace himself.• These foods are potentially dangerous, yet nobody thinks twice before handing them out to their loved ones. 9 hand over phrasal verbphr v a) hand something ↔ overGIVE to give something to someone with your hand, especially because they have asked for it or should have it 把…送交；交出 The soldiers were ordered to hand over their guns. 士兵们被命令交出枪支。 hand something ↔ over to He handed the phone over to me. 他把电话交给我。 b) GIVEto give someone power or responsibility over something which you used to be in charge of 移交〔权力、责任〕 hand something ↔ over (to somebody) On his retirement, he handed the business over to his son. 他退休时把生意移交给了他儿子。 Political control has been handed over to religious leaders. 政治控制权已转至宗教领导人手中。 to Now she feels the time has come to hand over to someone else. 她觉得现在该是找人接手的时候了。 Examples from the Corpus hand over• Negotiations have begun in preparation for the handover of power to the new government.• If you don't hand it over I'll shoot!• "Give us a bit of your rum, " he said. Virginia handed over the bottle.• It was only after many legal battles that he agreed to hand over the farm.• The robbers forced them to hand over the money.• In 1997 the sovereignty of Hong Kong was handed over to China.• She was forced to hand executive control over to the new board. hand to• Many parents are only too eager to hand their child over to a babysitter and enjoy a well-earned night out.• She handed them over to her husband and was terrified by his reaction.• Once I'd intended to hand it over to him, but now that seemed a long time ago.• The manager chased Cowen, who is arthritic, and handed him over to police.• Many schools were established by communities on a self-help basis, with the intention of handing them over to the government.• Sign the list of property and hand valuables over to the manager for safe keeping.• Darlington people will be able to hand their goods over to their milkman on collection days until March 6.• I handed my find over to this guy. hand to• She had merely telephoned to let him know that she would be handing over to a girl called Kate.• Parents have handed over to an outsider to solve a problem he or she never has to face.• The party was indeed handed over to Birmingham.• Fittingly, the winning team trophy was handed over to Lance Corporal Manning's widow, Elaine.• After some 18 months he handed over to Mr T. White.• Like Abingdon, Kemble is handing over to the army.• We just handed over to them. Examples from the Corpus hand• As the delegates entered the room they were each handed a name-badge.• The boy handed him a limp paper bag that smelled of tuna fish.• I said, and handed it back.• The nurse handed me a glass of brown liquid and told me to drink it.• It's not just the gross amounts of money that have been handed out to undeserving executives.• Therefore, are we not wise in being extremely cautious before we hand over our money supply to a third party?• Here, you simply hand over your money to a stockbroker.• Alternatively, you can pay £2266 and get the whole kit without handing over your old parts.• Would you please hand your ticket to the man at the door. hand something to somebody• I handed the package to the security guard. From Longman Business Dictionary handhand1 /hænd/ noun [countableC] 1JOBFARMINGsomeone who does physical work on a farm, in a factory etc Cooper held several odd jobs before coming to California to work as afactory hand. Jones hired himself out as a deck hand and cook on a Mexican fishing boat. 2by hand using your hands, not a machine Workers at the factory sand and finish the furnitureby hand. 3by hand delivered directly by one person to another, not sent through the post His letter of confirmation will leave today by hand. 4change hands if something changes hands, it is sold or goes from its old owner to a new one More than 1.2 million IBM shares changed hands on Friday. 5on hand American EnglishAmE, to hand British EnglishBrE close by and ready when needed The company had to keep enough cash on hand to pay the bills. 6time/money etc in hand extra time or money that is available to be used The report is not finished yet, but we still have some time in hand. 7at hand likely to happen soon Not all indicators of European economic performance suggest that a crisis is at hand. 8in hand being dealt with Don’t worry - all the contract arrangements are in hand. 9show of hands a situation where people vote by raising their hands A show of hands revealed that nearly half of the people agreed with the chairman’s resolution. 10shake hands to hold someone’s hand in order to greet them or to show that you have reached an agreement Smiling broadly, the two leaders shook hands. → see also handshake handhand2 verb → hand over Origin hand1 Old English →20-29 →30-39 →40-48 →COLLOCATIONS1hand2 verb →PHRASAL VERBS1
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