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[牽著某人的手走]
have one's hands in one's pockets 雙手插在衣袋里. =>illus 見插圖.
2 a hand [sing]
(infml 口) active help 積極的幫助
Give (me) a hand with the washing-up. 幫(我)洗洗餐具吧.
Do you want/need a hand? 你需要幫忙嗎?
3 [C] pointer on a clock, dial, etc (時鐘、 儀表等的)指針
the `hour/`minute/`second hand of a watch 表的時[分/秒]針.
4 [C]
(a) manual worker on a farm or in a factory, dockyard, etc (農場或工廠、 船塢等的)從事體力勞動的工人; 勞工
`farm-hands 農場工人.
(b) member of a ship's crew 船員
All hands (ie All seamen are needed) on deck! 所有船員都到甲板上來!
5 [sing] skill in using the hands 手藝; 技能
He has a light hand with pastry, ie makes it well. 他很會做糕點.
6 [C]
(a) set of cards dealt to a player in a card-game (紙牌戲中拿到的)一手牌
have a good, bad, poor, etc hand 拿到一手好、 壞、 糟...牌.
(b) one round in a game of cards (紙牌戲的)一局
Let's play one more hand. 我們再打一局吧.
7 [sing] style of handwriting 書法
He has/writes a good/legible hand. 他字寫得好[清楚].
8 [sing] (dated or fml 舊或文) promise to marry 許婚
He asked for her hand. 他向她求婚.
She gave him her hand (in marriage). 她同意嫁給他.
9 [C] unit of measurement, about four inches (10.16 cm), used for measuring the height of a horse 一手之寬(約四英寸, 即10.16厘米, 用以量馬的高度).
10 (idm 習語) all ,hands to the `pump (saying 諺) everyone must help 人人都該出把力
We've an urgent job on this week, so it's (a case of) all hands to the pump. 我們本周有緊急任務, 所以人人都該出把力. at first, second, etc `hand directly/indirectly from the original source 直接、 間接...地
I only heard the news at second hand. 我只是間接聽到這個消息的. (close/near) at `hand
(a) near; close by 在附近; 在手頭
He lives close at hand. 他住在附近.
(b) (fml 文) about to happen 即將發生
Your big moment is at hand. 你的重大時刻即將到來. at sb's hands from sb 出自某人之手
I did not expect such unkind treatment at your hands. 我沒想到你如此刻薄. be a dab, an old, a poor, etc hand (at sth) have (or lack) the specified skill or experience 有(或缺乏)某種技能或經驗
He's an old hand (ie very experienced) at this game. 他是玩這種游戲的老手(很有經驗).
I was never much of a hand (ie never very good) at cookery. 我從來不是干烹飪的好手(未做過好飯菜). bind/tie sb hand and `foot
(a) tie sb's hands and feet together 捆住某人的手腳.
(b) (fig 比喻) take away sb's freedom of action 使某人不能行動自如. 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 用奶瓶喂養(人或動物)
The lamb had to be brought up by hand. 這只小羊要用奶瓶喂養. by `hand
(a) by a person, not a machine 用手而不用機器; 以手工
made by hand 手工制作的.
(b) by a messenger (not through the post) 由傳遞者(非經郵局)
The note was delivered by hand. 這封短信經由專人送交. 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(尤指敵人)之手; 為某人所獲...
*[h?nd]n. 手, 爪, 指針, 掌握, 協助, 人手, 手藝, 手跡, 支配, 插手vt. 交給, 支持, 攙扶【醫】 手相關詞組: 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