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*hand¹ /hænd; hænd/
n
1 [C] the body part at the end of a person's arm that includes the fingers and thumb 手:
She writes with her left hand. 她用左手写字。
Tom stood in the doorway with his hands in his pockets. 汤姆站在门口，两手插在口袋里。
take sb's hand/take sb by the hand I took her hand and helped her down the stairs. 我搀着她的手领她下楼梯。
hold hands (with sb) They sat there holding hands through the entire film. 他们在整场电影中都握着手坐在那里。
2 right-handed/left-handed always using the right hand or left hand to do things such as write, use tools etc 惯用右手的/惯用左手的
3 on the one hand... on the other hand used when you are comparing two different facts or ideas 一方面…另一方面〔用于比较两种不同的情况或想法〕:
On the one hand, they work slowly, but on the other hand they always finish the job. 他们一方面是干得很慢，但是从另一方面来说又总能完成工作。
4 on hand/to hand close and ready to be used when needed 在手边，在手头，在近旁:
Keep a supply of candles on hand in case of power cuts. 手头常备一些蜡烛以防停电。
5 at hand near in time or space 即将到来; 在手边，在近处:
close/near at hand Nurses are always close at hand in case of emergency. 近处总有护士以防有紧急情况。
6 by hand by a person and not by a machine 用手:
She does all her washing by hand. 她所有的衣服都用手洗。
7 a hand help, especially to do physical work 帮忙，帮助〔尤指体力工作〕:
give/lend sb a hand Can you give me a hand moving this box? 你能帮我一下把这箱子搬一搬吗？
need a hand Do you need a hand with the cooking? 你做饭需要帮忙吗？
8 in sb's hands/in the hands of sb controlled by someone or taken care of by someone 在某人的掌握［控制］之中; 在某人的照料之下:
Responsibility for the schedule is entirely in your hands. 进度全由你负责。
9 at the hands of if you suffer at the hands of someone, they treat you badly 由于〔某人而受苦〕
10 get/lay your hands on sth to find or obtain something 找到某物/得到某物:
I read every book I could get my hands on. 我能找到的每一本书我都看。
11 get out of hand to become impossible to control 失去控制:
Todd's behaviour is getting totally out of hand. 托德的行为完全失控了。
12 hand in hand
a) holding each other's hands 手拉手地:
They walked hand in hand through the park. 他们手拉手在公园里走。
b) go hand in hand to happen together 同时并存; 密切相关:
Wealth and power go hand in hand. 财富与权力紧密相连。
13 in hand being dealt with now 正在处理中的，正在进行中的:
We need to discuss the most suitable working methods for the job in hand. 对手上的任务，我们需要商量出一种最恰当的工作方法。
14 have your hands full to be very busy or too busy 忙得不可开交，极其忙碌:
You're going to have your hands full once you have the baby! 你一旦有了孩子，就会忙得不可开交！
15 hands off spoken used to warn someone not to touch something that is yours 【口】 把手拿开〔用于警告某人不要碰你的东西〕:
Hands off my cookies! 别碰我的曲奇饼！
16 [C] one of the long things that point to the numbers on a clock 〔钟表的〕指针
17 [C] a set of playing cards held by one person in a game 一手牌
18 all hands on deck! used to tell people that they all have to help 大家一起来动手帮忙！
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