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| 1 | C the part of your body at the end of each arm that you use for picking up and holding things 手 |
| Mrs Bennet put her hands over her ears to shut out the noise. 贝内特太太双手捂着耳朵阻隔噪声。 |
| havehold sth in your hand He was holding a mug of coffee in his left hand. 他左手端着一大杯咖啡。 |
| hold sb’ s hand He sat by the bed and held her hand. 他拉着她的手坐在床边。 |
| hold hands (=hold each other’ s hands) The park was full of young couples holding hands. 手挽着手；手拉手 |
| take sb by the hand George took her by the hand and helped her out of the car. 乔治拉着她的手，扶她下了车。 |
| hand in hand (=holding each other’ s hand) They walked along the cliff top hand in hand. 手拉手 |
| shake hands The two men introduced themselves and shook hands. 这两个人自我介绍后握了握手。 |
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| 2 | C someone who does physical work 工人 |
| | 2a | someone who works on a farm 农场工人 | | It was a large farm, with over 20 hired hands. 这是个大农场，雇了20多个工人。 | |
| | 2b | someone who works on a ship 船员 | |
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| 3 | singular help 帮助；帮忙 |
| give sb a hand (=help someone) Can you give me a hand with these boxes? 帮助某人 |
| likewantneed a hand Would you like a hand with the cleaning up? 需要帮你收拾打扫吗？ |
| lend a hand (=help) Lydia lent a hand with the costumes. 帮忙 |
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| 4 | singular if people give someone a hand , they clap their hands to show that they have enjoyed a performance 鼓掌 |
| a big hand for sb A big hand for the band, ladies and gentlemen! 女士们，先生们, 请为乐队热烈鼓掌！ |
| give sb a big hand Let’ s give the children a big hand. 让我们为孩子们热烈鼓掌。 |
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| 5 | C the set of cards that have been given to you in a game of cards （纸牌游戏中拿到的）一手牌 |
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| 6 | singular informal the advantages you have that give you a chance to be successful in a particular situation 优势；有利因素 |
| play your hand (=use your advantages) Everything depends on how the company plays its hand. 利用有利因素 |
| show/tip your hand (=let an opponent know what your advantages are) The trick is not to show your hand too early. 摊牌 |
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| 7 | C the hands on a clock are the long parts that move round and show the time （钟表的）指针 |
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| 8 | C a unit for measuring how tall a horse is 一掌之宽（测量马匹高度的单位） |
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| 9 | C mainly literary someone’ s handwriting 字迹；手迹 |
| The manuscript was written in the author’ s own hand. |
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| - | at hand
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| quite close to you and easy to reach |
| 在手边；在附近 |
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| Help is always at hand if you need it. 如果需要，你随时都能得到帮助。 |
| close/near at hand I always keep my calculator close at hand. 我总是把计算器放在手边。 |
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| - | at the hands of sb
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| if you suffer or die at the hands of someone , they make you suffer or die |
| 在某人手中（受折磨或死去） |
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| They suffered defeat at the hands of the French. 他们败在法国人手下。 |
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| - | by hand
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| 1 | using your hands rather than a machine 用手 |
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| 2 | if a letter is delivered by hand , it is not delivered by the post service （信件）亲手递送，专人传送 |
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| - | first/second/third hand
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| if you experience something first hand , you experience it yourself . If you experience something second hand or third hand , someone else tells you about it . |
| 第一/二/三手 |
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| - | get/lay your hands on sth
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| to manage to obtain something |
| 把某物弄到手 |
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| I couldn’ t lay my hands on a copy of the book. 我无法搞到这本书。 |
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| - | go hand in hand
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| to happen or exist together |
| 同时发生；共同存在 |
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| Economic success and job creation go hand in hand. 就业机会的增加与经济繁荣是分不开的。 |
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| - | hand in glove
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| if you work hand in glove with someone , you work very closely with them |
| 密切合作 |
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| - | sb’ s hand in marriage old-fashioned
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| permission to marry a particular woman |
| 允婚 |
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| - | hand over fist informal
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| if you make or spend money hand over fist , you earn or spend a lot of it |
| 迅速大量地（赚钱或花钱） |
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| - | sb’ s hands are tied
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| someone cannot do what they want to do because something such as a rule or law prevents it |
| 某人的手脚被束缚住 |
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| - | hands off
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| used for telling someone not to touch or take something |
| 不许碰；请勿触摸 |
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| - | hands up
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| 1 | used for asking people to tell you if they know the answer to a question （知道答案者）请举手 |
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| 2 | used by someone who is pointing a gun at people to tell them to raise both their hands （持枪者命令）举起手来 |
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| 3 | used for asking people to tell you if they want something （想要的人）请举手 |
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| - | have/get sb eating out of your hand
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| to be in a situation in which someone will do anything that you want |
| 某人完全听命于…；某人完全受…支配 |
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| - | have a hand in sth
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| to help make something happen |
| 参与某事 |
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| - | have sb/sth on your hands
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| to have a person or a problem that you must deal with |
| 照管某人/处理某事 |
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| - | have time on your hands
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| to have more time available than you need |
| 有多余的时间可支配 |
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| - | have your hands full
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| to be extremely busy with a difficult job |
| 忙得不可开交 |
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| - | in hand
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| 1 | if something is in hand , you are already dealing with it 在办理；在进行中 |
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| 2 | if you have something in hand , you are managing it well so that it happens in the way it should 在掌握中；在控制下 |
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| 3 | BRITISH if a player or team has a game in hand , they have played one game less than an opponent （还有一局）在手 |
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| - | in sb’ s hands
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| if something is in someone’ s hands, they are responsible for it |
| 由某人负责 |
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| The company is now in the hands of the official receiver. 现在公司由法院指定的接管人管理。 |
| in good/safe hands I knew that Rebecca was in safe hands with my parents. 我知道丽贝卡由我父母亲妥善照管着。 |
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| - | keep your hand in
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| to practise something so that you are still able to do it well |
| 经常练习（以保持水平） |
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| - | keep your hands off informal
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| to not touch someone or something |
| 不要烦扰（某人）；不要碰（某物） |
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| - | off hand
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| if you do not know something off hand , you cannot remember the information but you could find it out |
| 随口（说出）；立刻（想起） |
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| - | off your hands
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| if something is off your hands, you are no longer responsible for it |
| 不再承担责任 |
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| - | on hand
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| if someone is on hand , they are available to help you if you need them |
| 在跟前；在近旁 |
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| - | on the one hand ... on the other hand
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| used for giving two different opinions about something |
| 一方面…，另一方面…；从一方面来说…, 从另一方面来说… |
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| On the one hand, expansion would be good, but on the other hand it would be sad to lose the family atmosphere. 一方面来说, 扩大发展当然很好，但从另一方面来说，失去这种家庭氛围令人遗憾。 |
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| - | on (your) hands and knees
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| on the floor , with your hands and your lower legs on the ground |
| 四肢着地 |
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| - | out of hand
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| not well controlled |
| 无法控制；不可收拾 |
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| get out of hand We decided to leave before things got out of hand. 我们决定在局势失控之前离开。 |
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| - | out of your hands
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| if something is out of your hands, someone else is now in charge of it |
| 不再由…控制 |
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| - | take/get your hands off informal
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| to stop touching someone or something |
| 别再烦扰（某人）；别再动（某物） |
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| - | take sb in hand
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| to start controlling someone who has been behaving badly |
| 控制某人；调教某人 |
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| - | to hand BRITISH
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| near where you are and therefore available to use |
| 近在手边 |
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| - | turn your hand to sth
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| to start doing something new , especially something that involves skill |
| 开始干某事；开始从事某行当 |
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| The former model has now turned her hand to acting. 这位昔日的模特儿现在开始演戏了。 |
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| See also | | - deck 1 | | - force 2 | | - hands down | | - live 1 | | - pump 1 | | - upper 1 | |
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