handy

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

hand·y /ˈhændi/ S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp handier, superlativesupl handiest)

1 USEFULuseful 有用的

It’s quite a handy little tool.

这件小工具非常有用。

It’s very handy having a light above your desk.

书桌上方有盏灯很有用。

Take your swimming trunks with you – they might come in handy (=be useful).

带上你的游泳裤，可能会派上用场的。

► see thesaurus at useful

2 informalCONVENIENT near and easy to reach 手边的，附近的

I always keep my gun handy just in case.

我总是随身带着枪以防万一。

Do you have a piece of paper handy?

你手边有纸吗？

handy for British EnglishBrE

The house was in Drury Lane, very handy for the theatre.

那房子在德鲁里街，离剧院很近。

3 GOOD ATgood at using something, especially a tool 手巧的，灵活的，善用〔尤指工具〕的

handy with

He’s very handy with a screwdriver.

他善于修修弄弄。

Examples from the Corpus

handy• Detecting suspicious activity in the community is where the bike patrol agents come in handy.• Add a rail to keep kitchen equipment handy.• Make sure you keep your passport and ticket handy.• They should become handier about the house and less concerned with work.• A lot of people in the States have a gun handy at night and when they travel.• This handy booklet tells you everything you need to know about getting connected to the Internet.• He tied the reins to a handy bush and followed the sound of Blondel's voice.• a handy chart for converting pounds into kilos• There's a handy cup holder under the car radio.• A handy ditty when competing with other firms.• There's a special brush you can attach to the vacuum cleaner, which is handy for cleaning the stairs.• Many fruit juices are now available in handy little cartons.• This command centre is handy to use for your own files and is great when you're designing applications at work.• It's a handy way of keeping a record of your spending.• What I was about to learn, however, is that the poem was equally handy when competing within Salomon Brothers.

come in handy• You would have come in handy.• And both of these were to come in handy.• Detecting suspicious activity in the community is where the bike patrol agents come in handy.• A unifying influence Of course, while the money comes in handy, brands can have another important function for regions.• The fans would have come in handy during the humid weather over the last few days.• The hardware comes in handy, especially the kris.• A hacksaw always comes in handy for cutting plastic pipes.• Uncertain how the children might react, I thought it would perhaps come in handy if I needed to defend myself.• I had organised two more fallback packages that would come in handy now.• I'm saving the memo - it might come in handy someday.• My knowledge of Spanish came in handy when the car broke down near Madrid.

have ... handy• Laturno and Goldman always have travel itineraries handy.• Neither oor Joy nor me have ever been handy.• You would have come in handy.• The fans would have come in handy during the humid weather over the last few days.• The water is likely to be spilled, have a cloth handy to wipe up any mess.

handy with• He's handy with a screwdriver.

From Longman Business Dictionary

handyhand·y /ˈhændi/ adjectiveadj

used to describe things that are easy to use or carry, especially because they are small and light

a detergent in a handy 100 ml tube

单词	handy
释义	handy Word family noun hand handful handednesshanderhandinesshandbaghandbagginghandballhandbellhandbillhandbookhandbrakehandbreadthhandcarhandcarthandclaphandclasphandcrafthandcuffhandfasthandfastinghand grenadehandgriphandgunhandholdhandicuffshandjobhandknithandlisthandmaidhandouthandoverhandplayhandprinthandrailhandsawhandsethandshakehandshakinghandspikehandspringhandstaffhandstandhandsturnhandtowelhandworkhandwritinghandymanadjective underhand handy handedhandlesshandcraftedhand-heldhandmadehand-me-downhands-onhandworkedhandwrittenhandwroughtverb hand adverb handily hand·y /ˈhændi/ ●●○ S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp handier, superlativesupl handiest) 1 USEFULuseful 有用的 It’s quite a handy little tool. 这件小工具非常有用。 It’s very handy having a light above your desk. 书桌上方有盏灯很有用。 Take your swimming trunks with you – they might come in handy (=be useful). 带上你的游泳裤，可能会派上用场的。 ► see thesaurus at useful 2 informalCONVENIENT near and easy to reach 手边的，附近的 I always keep my gun handy just in case. 我总是随身带着枪以防万一。 Do you have a piece of paper handy? 你手边有纸吗？ handy for British EnglishBrE The house was in Drury Lane, very handy for the theatre. 那房子在德鲁里街，离剧院很近。 3 GOOD ATgood at using something, especially a tool 手巧的，灵活的，善用〔尤指工具〕的 handy with He’s very handy with a screwdriver. 他善于修修弄弄。 Examples from the Corpus handy• Detecting suspicious activity in the community is where the bike patrol agents come in handy.• Add a rail to keep kitchen equipment handy.• Make sure you keep your passport and ticket handy.• They should become handier about the house and less concerned with work.• A lot of people in the States have a gun handy at night and when they travel.• This handy booklet tells you everything you need to know about getting connected to the Internet.• He tied the reins to a handy bush and followed the sound of Blondel's voice.• a handy chart for converting pounds into kilos• There's a handy cup holder under the car radio.• A handy ditty when competing with other firms.• There's a special brush you can attach to the vacuum cleaner, which is handy for cleaning the stairs.• Many fruit juices are now available in handy little cartons.• This command centre is handy to use for your own files and is great when you're designing applications at work.• It's a handy way of keeping a record of your spending.• What I was about to learn, however, is that the poem was equally handy when competing within Salomon Brothers. come in handy• You would have come in handy.• And both of these were to come in handy.• Detecting suspicious activity in the community is where the bike patrol agents come in handy.• A unifying influence Of course, while the money comes in handy, brands can have another important function for regions.• The fans would have come in handy during the humid weather over the last few days.• The hardware comes in handy, especially the kris.• A hacksaw always comes in handy for cutting plastic pipes.• Uncertain how the children might react, I thought it would perhaps come in handy if I needed to defend myself.• I had organised two more fallback packages that would come in handy now.• I'm saving the memo - it might come in handy someday.• My knowledge of Spanish came in handy when the car broke down near Madrid. have ... handy• Laturno and Goldman always have travel itineraries handy.• Neither oor Joy nor me have ever been handy.• You would have come in handy.• The fans would have come in handy during the humid weather over the last few days.• The water is likely to be spilled, have a cloth handy to wipe up any mess. handy with• He's handy with a screwdriver. From Longman Business Dictionary handyhand·y /ˈhændi/ adjectiveadj used to describe things that are easy to use or carry, especially because they are small and light a detergent in a handy 100 ml tube
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