hand
n
1 [C] end part of the human arm below the wrist 手
take/lead sb by the hand 拉著某人的手[牵著某人的手走]
have one's hands in one's pockets 双手插在衣袋里. =>illus 见插图.
2 a hand [sing]
(infml 口) active help 积极的帮助
Give (me) a hand with the washing-up. 帮(我)洗洗餐具吧.
Do you want/need a hand? 你需要帮忙吗?
3 [C] pointer on a clock, dial, etc (时钟、 仪表等的)指针
the `hour/`minute/`second hand of a watch 表的时[分/秒]针.
4 [C]
(a) manual worker on a farm or in a factory, dockyard, etc (农场或工厂、 船坞等的)从事体力劳动的工人; 劳工
`farm-hands 农场工人.
(b) member of a ship's crew 船员
All hands (ie All seamen are needed) on deck! 所有船员都到甲板上来!
5 [sing] skill in using the hands 手艺; 技能
He has a light hand with pastry, ie makes it well. 他很会做糕点.
6 [C]
(a) set of cards dealt to a player in a card-game (纸牌戏中拿到的)一手牌
have a good, bad, poor, etc hand 拿到一手好、 坏、 糟...牌.
(b) one round in a game of cards (纸牌戏的)一局
Let's play one more hand. 我们再打一局吧.
7 [sing] style of handwriting 书法
He has/writes a good/legible hand. 他字写得好[清楚].
8 [sing] (dated or fml 旧或文) promise to marry 许婚
He asked for her hand. 他向她求婚.
She gave him her hand (in marriage). 她同意嫁给他.
9 [C] unit of measurement, about four inches (10.16 cm), used for measuring the height of a horse 一手之宽(约四英寸, 即10.16厘米, 用以量马的高度).
10 (idm 习语) all ,hands to the `pump (saying 谚) everyone must help 人人都该出把力
We've an urgent job on this week, so it's (a case of) all hands to the pump. 我们本周有紧急任务, 所以人人都该出把力. at first, second, etc `hand directly/indirectly from the original source 直接、 间接...地
I only heard the news at second hand. 我只是间接听到这个消息的. (close/near) at `hand
(a) near; close by 在附近; 在手头
He lives close at hand. 他住在附近.
(b) (fml 文) about to happen 即将发生
Your big moment is at hand. 你的重大时刻即将到来. at sb's hands from sb 出自某人之手
I did not expect such unkind treatment at your hands. 我没想到你如此刻薄. be a dab, an old, a poor, etc hand (at sth) have (or lack) the specified skill or experience 有(或缺乏)某种技能或经验
He's an old hand (ie very experienced) at this game. 他是玩这种游戏的老手(很有经验).
I was never much of a hand (ie never very good) at cookery. 我从来不是干烹饪的好手(未做过好饭菜). bind/tie sb hand and `foot
(a) tie sb's hands and feet together 捆住某人的手脚.
(b) (fig 比喻) take away sb's freedom of action 使某人不能行动自如. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush => bird. bite the hand that feeds one => bite1. blood on one's hands => blood1. bring sb/sth up by hand rear (a person or an animal) by feeding from a bottle 用奶瓶喂养(人或动物)
The lamb had to be brought up by hand. 这只小羊要用奶瓶喂养. by `hand
(a) by a person, not a machine 用手而不用机器; 以手工
made by hand 手工制作的.
(b) by a messenger (not through the post) 由传递者(非经邮局)
The note was delivered by hand. 这封短信经由专人送交. by one's own fair hand => fair1. cap in hand => cap. change hands => change1. the dead hand of sth => dead. the devil makes work for idle hands => devil1. eat out of sb's hand => eat. fall, etc into sb's, etc `hands be taken or obtained (esp by an enemy) 落入某人(尤指敌人)之手; 为某人所获...
*[hænd]n. 手, 爪, 指针, 掌握, 协助, 人手, 手艺, 手迹, 支配, 插手vt. 交给, 支持, 搀扶【医】 手相关词组: cross sb's hand force sb's hand from hand to hand from hand to mouth give one's hand to sb give sb a hand give sb a free hand grease the hand of hand and foot bind sb hand and foot hand sth in hand in glove with hand in hand hand it to sb hand sth on hand over fist hand over hand hand to fist hand to hand have a hand in have an open hand have to hand it to someone hold one's hand in hand put sth in hand keep a firm hand on keep a slack hand kiss one's hand to lend a hand lend a hand in doing sth lift one's hand light in hand not lift a hand offer one's hand off hand put one's right hand to the work on hand on the mending hand on the one hand...on the other hand on the one hand on the other hand out of hand deal with sth out of hand play a lone hand play for one's own hand set one's hand to shake sb's hand show one's hand strengthen sb's hand take in hand lose the upper hand throw in one's hand tip one's hand to hand turn one's hand to with a bold hand with a firm hand with a free hand with a heavy hand with a high hand with an iron hand with an iron hand in a velvet glove with a strong hand have a hand in sth on every hand hand sb a blow at hand bear a hand by hand come to hand