handle
n
1 part of a tool, cup, bucket, door, drawer, etc, by which it may be held, carried or controlled (工具、 杯、 桶、 門、 抽屜等的)柄, 把, 把手, 拉手.
2 fact that may be taken advantage of 可能被利用的事實; 把柄; 可乘之機
His indiscretions gave his enemies a handle to use against him. 他不夠慎重予敵人以反對他的可乘之機.
3 (sl 俚) title 頭銜: have a handle to one's name, ie have a title, eg `Sir' or `Lord' 姓名帶有頭銜(如爵士或勛爵).
4 (idm 習語) fly off the handle => fly2. handle, v
1 [Tn] touch (sth) with or hold (sth) in the hand(s) (用手)觸, 摸, 拿, 抓(某物)
Gelignite is dangerous stuff to handle. 葛里炸藥是不可隨便觸碰的危險材料.
Wash your hands before you handle food. 洗完手再拿食物.
Fragile handle with care. 易碎品--小心輕放.
2 [Tn] deal with, manage or control (people, a situation, a machine, etc) 對付、 管理或控制(人、 情況、 機器等)
An officer must know how to handle his men. 當軍官的應懂得怎樣統率士兵.
This port handles 100 million tons of cargo each year. 這個港口每年貨物吞吐量達1億噸.
I was impressed by her handling of the affair. 我覺得她對此事的處理很了不起.
3 [I] (with an adv 與副詞連用) (esp of a vehicle) be able to be operated in the specified way (尤指機動車)可用某方式操縱
This car handles well. 這輛汽車開起來真靈便.
4 [Tn] treat (a person or an animal) as specified (以某方式)對待(人或動物)
The speaker was roughly handled by the mob. 演說者受到暴民的粗暴對待.
5 [Tn] buy and sell (sth) 買賣(某物)
This shop does not handle such goods. 這家商店不經營這類商品.
6 [Tn] discuss or write about (a subject) 論及(某一題目).