n (1)手(part of the body at the end of the arm)[C]：hold/take sb's～(s) 握住/抓住某人的手;take/lead/seize sb by the～抓住/領著/緊抓住某人的手;have a gun/a knife in one's～手里拿著槍/刀;get a nasty cut in one's right～右手被重重地切了一下;hold sth in the palm of one's～把某物握在掌心里;
?(2)幫忙(help，assistance)[U，a～](infml)：give sb a～with the ladder/the heavy table/the washing-up 幫某人搬梯子/抬沉重的桌子/洗餐具;want/need a～to move a cupboard 需要別人幫助搬碗櫥;lend a～幫別人;
?(3)(時鐘等的)指針(pointer on a clock，watch or machine)[C]：the second/the minute/the hour～秒/分/時針;
?(4) 1)工人，苦力(person who does certain kinds of work with his hands in a factory or on a farm，etc)[C]：a farm/factory/ranch/machine～農(nóng)場/工廠/大牧場/機械工人;hire/need/take on three new～s 雇用/需要/雇用三名新工人;be short of～s 缺少人手;〖同〗 labourer，worker;〖反〗employer; 2)船(海)員(sailor on a ship)[C]：All～s on deck!全體船員上甲板!
?(5)手藝，才能(skill in using one's hands)[U，a～]：try one's～at editing the staff magazine嘗試自己編輯職工雜志的才能;have a light～with cakes很會做蛋糕;a～for wood work會做木制品的手藝;
?(6) 1)(紙牌游戲中)一手牌(set of playing card dealt to a person)[C]：have a good/poor/bad～有一副好/劣/壞牌;a winning～一副贏牌; 2)牌戲的一局(one round or section in a game of cards)[C]：play/have one more～再玩一局;play a couple of～s of poker玩幾盤撲克牌;
?(7)字(手)跡，書法(handwriting)[C，a～]：have (write) a good/legible/beautiful/clear～字寫得很好/清楚/漂亮/清晰;write in a neat/small/flowing～字跡整潔/小巧/流暢;(letter/writing) be in sb's own/sb's mother's～(信/筆跡)出自某人自己/母親的手筆;(picture/poem) show the～of a master(畫/詩)表現(xiàn)出一位大師的手筆;〖同〗handwriting;
?(8)允婚(acceptance or pledge of partnership，as in marriage)[U，a～](fml)：ask for sb's/give sb one's～in marriage向某人求婚/答應與某人結(jié)婚;give sb one's～on the merger答應與某人合并;gain/win sb's～得到某人對婚事的應允;decline sb's～婉言拒絕某人的求婚;be desirous of sb's～in marriage渴望和某人結(jié)婚;
?(9)鼓掌(applause)[U，a～]：give the little girl a good/big～為小女孩熱烈鼓掌;get a good/big～獲得熱烈的掌聲;ask for a～to welcome the singer 請大家鼓掌歡迎那位歌手;
?(10)一手之寬(約四英寸)(unit for the measurement of the height of a horse from the ground to the top of its shoulder)[C]：a horse of 15～s (high) 一匹有15掌高的馬;
?at first/second hand直/間接地：see an accident at first～親眼看見一場事故;acquire the news/information only (at) second～只是間接地獲得這個消息/信息;
?(close/near) at hand 1)近在手邊，在附近：live/be/keep a dictionary close at～住在附近/在附近/把字典放在手邊; 2)即將發(fā)生(來臨)(fml)： The commencement day/His big moment is at～. 畢業(yè)典禮的日子即將來臨/他將時來運轉(zhuǎn)。
?at sb's hands 因(被)某人……：receive very rough treatment/have one's distress at the～s of the invaders受到入侵者的粗野對待/因入侵者而遭受極大痛苦;
?be a dab/an old/a poor，etc hand (at sth)具有/具有/缺乏技藝或經(jīng)驗：be an old/a dab～at the job是干這工作的老手;be a bad～at making pastry做不好糕點;be a great～at decorating a house是裝修房屋的巧匠;
?bring up by hand用奶瓶喂養(yǎng)：(lamb/child) have to be brought up by～(羊羔/小孩)不得不用奶瓶喂養(yǎng);
?by hand 1)用手工做：be made/written by～手工制作/手寫;work done/socks knitted/devices operated by～手工做的活兒/編織的襪子/操作的儀器; 2)人捎的：(note/parcel/letter) be delivered by～(便條/包裹/信)是托人捎到的;
?fall/come/get into sb's hands落入……手中：(town/secret plans/antique) fall/come/get into enemy's～s (城鎮(zhèn)/秘密計劃/古玩)落入敵人手中;
?from hand to hand從一人之手轉(zhuǎn)到另一人之手，傳遞：The bricks were passed from～to～.一塊塊磚從一人之手傳到另一人手里。
?give sb a free hand讓……放手干：give the new director a free～in the matter/to reorganize the company讓這位新廠長在這個問題上放手干/放手去重組公司;
?(be) hand in glove (with sb) 密切合作：be～in glove with gangsters to cheat and steal與歹徒勾結(jié)去欺騙和偷竊;
?hand in hand 1)手拉手：arrive/walk～in～手拉手到達/走;2)聯(lián)合，連在一起：War and suffering/Ignorance and poverty often go～in～.(fig)戰(zhàn)爭與痛苦/無知與貧窮經(jīng)常是分不開的。Dirt/Selfishness goes～in～with disease/unhappiness.骯臟與疾病/自私與不幸密不可分。
?hand over fist迅速而成功地：make/lose money～over fist大量地賺/賠錢;
?hands off (sth/sb)不要碰(干預)：～s off sb's sandwiches/the grammar school 不要碰某人的三明治/不要干預這所文法學校;
?hands up 1)舉一只手(表示同意或回答問題)：H～s up，those who know the answer! 知道答案的人，請舉手!2)舉雙手(表示投降)：H～s up，or I'll shoot!舉起手來，不然我開槍了!
?hand to hand短兵相接，肉搏戰(zhàn)：～to～fighting/combat肉搏;fight the enemy～to～與敵人短兵相接;
?have/take a hand in sth參與(加)，有一定責任：have a～in the affair參與了那件事;
?have one's hands full手頭工作很忙：She is having her～s full already with the four children to look after. 她有四個孩子要照料，已經(jīng)不得閑了。
?hold hands (with sb)攜(挽)著手：holds～s with a girl與一個女孩手拉手;
?in hand 1)手頭現(xiàn)有(隨時可以使用)：have some money/get three days/arrive with half an hour in～手頭有些錢/有三天時間可以利用/到達時仍有半小時富余; 2)掌握，控制：have the situation/mob well in～完全控制著局勢/一群暴徒;The situation is well in～.局勢完全在掌控之中。3)(工作等)進行中：The matter is in～.事情正在處理中。
?in good，safe，etc hands得到很好的照顧(保護)：leave the project in the capable～s of one's deputy manager 這個項目讓有能力的副經(jīng)理負責;
?keep one's hand in使技能不荒疏：I still sometimes play a game of billiards，just to keep my～in.有時我仍然打臺球，只是為了不使技能荒疏。
?in one's/sb's hands在……手中;為……所控制(照料)：The matter was in a solicitor's～s.這件事情由一個律師處理。 put the matter/leave too much power in the～s of the judges把這件事交給法官去辦/給法官的權力過大;
?lay one's hands on sb/sth 1)找到，發(fā)現(xiàn)：lay one's～s on the papers找到那些文件; 2)逮(捉)?。簂ay one's～s on a thief捉住小偷;
?live from hand to mouth現(xiàn)掙現(xiàn)吃，僅夠??口：live from～to mouth on roots靠根莖勉強度日;
?off one's hands 不再由……照管或負責：get sb to take the business off one's～s 讓某人替自己管這個企業(yè);have the sick dog taken off sb's～s by the doctor 讓醫(yī)生照料這條病狗;
?on hand手邊(頭)有……;在跟前：keep a certain amount of money/have one's dictionary on～in case... 把一筆錢/自己的詞典放在手邊，以備…… Vacation will be on～.假期將至。
?on one's hands 由……負責處理(照管)：have a lot of work/five children on one's hands有許多工作等著做/有五個孩子需要撫養(yǎng);
?on the one hand...on the other (hand)... 一方面……另一方面……：On the one～I have to work，on the other～，I have a great many visitors. 一則我必須工作，再則我有很多的客人。
?out of hand 1)無法控制，不可收拾：(situation/angry crowd) get out of～(局勢/憤怒的人群)變得無法控制;2)立即：shoot the bandits/put the plan into effect out of～立刻向歹徒們射擊/把計劃付諸實施;
?play into sb's hands 干對某人(對手)有利的事：He played right into their～s when he started selling shares in the company.他開始轉(zhuǎn)賣公司股份，正好做了對對手有利的事。
?take sb/sth in hand管制(教)：Dreadful children/Horses must be taken in～.搗蛋的孩子/馬匹必須調(diào)教。Take the export department in～.管起出口部。
?throw in one's hand (infml)放棄(正在做的事)：He saw he was losing the fight，so he decided to throw in his～.他看出自己要輸?shù)暨@場戰(zhàn)斗，就決定放棄了。
?to hand 1)在附近(手頭)：have the paper/information to～手頭有這個文件/掌握這個情況;Tools are to～.工具就在手邊。2)收到：have sb's letter to～收到了某人的來信;
?turn one's hand to sth(能)做(承擔)：turn one's～to any kind of job/manual work能做任何工作/體力勞動;
?→-?handed adj 有……手的;用……手(做事)的;′handful n 一把;少量;′handbag n 手提包;′hand-baggage(AmE.′hand-luggage) n手提行李;′handball n 手球運動;′hand-barrow n(兩輪)手推車;′handbill n 傳單;′handbook n 手冊，指南;′handbrake n(汽車)手剎車;′hand-cart n 手推車;′handclap n 拍手，鼓掌;′hand cluffs n 手銬;vt 給……戴手銬; ′handful n 一把;少數(shù);′hand-grenade n 手榴彈;′hand-gun n手槍;?hand-′held adj 手提(便攜)的;′handhold n 可用手抓住的東西;?handmade adj 手工做的;′hand maid，′hand-maiden n 女仆;?hand-′picked adj 精選的;′handrail n 扶手，欄桿;handsaw n 手鋸;′hand-shake n 握手;hands-′on adj 實踐(習)的;′handspring n 翻跟頭;′handstand n 手倒立;′handwriting n 書寫;筆體;′handwritten adj 手寫的;′handy adj 手邊的，近便的;便于使用的，方便的;
?vt 交，傳遞(give from one's own hand into sb else's)[T+n+adv，D+n+n，D+n+prep (to)]：～(a)round chocolates把巧克力分給大家;～sb a time-table/newspaper遞給某人一份時刻表/一份報紙;～a glass of beer to grandpa 把一杯啤酒遞給祖父;〖同〗 pass;
?hand down (to)(v adv) 1)(把傳統(tǒng)，遺產(chǎn)等)傳下來(vt)：be～ed down in one's family for generations/from father to son在家族中代代相傳/從父親傳到兒子;(traditions/rare antiques)be～ed down to sb from one's fathers(傳統(tǒng)/稀世古玩)從父輩傳下來;2)正式公布(尤AmE)：～down a budget/verdict正式公布預算/判決;
?hand in (to)(v adv)提交(vt)：～in sb's examination papers/a composition交考卷/作文;
?hand on (to)(v adv)送(傳)交(vt)：～on a magazine/a photograph to sb 把一本雜志/一張照片轉(zhuǎn)交給某人;
?hand out (to)(v adv)分發(fā)(vt)：～out pencils to everyone in the class/leaflets to the people in the street給班上每個人發(fā)鉛筆/向街上的人發(fā)放傳單;
?hand over (to)(v adv) 1)移交(權利，職位等)(vt)：～over power/one's business to sb's deputy/one's son將權力移交給某人的代表/把自己的企業(yè)交給兒子; 2)交給(vt)：～sb's weapons/the jewels over交出武器/珠寶;～a thief/a swindler over to the police將小偷/詐騙犯送交警察;
?hand it to sb給予表揚(infml)：He's done well! You've got to～it to him.他干得很出色，你應該表揚他。
?→′hand-me-downs(=′reach-me-downs) n 傳給某人的舊物(不要的東西);′hand-out n 施舍物，救濟品;免費散發(fā)的傳單;送給新聞界刊登的聲明;教師分發(fā)的復印材料;′hand-over n 移交(時期);
?【辨異】on the other hand與on the contrary和in contrast 的區(qū)別見CONTRARY。