hands
Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. Each hand has four fingers and a thumb.
I put my hand into my pocket and pulled out the letter.
我把手伸进衣袋,掏出那封信。
The hand of someone or something is their influence in an event or situation.
The hand of the military authorities can be seen in the entire electoral process.
整个选举过程中都可以看到军方的插手。
If you say that something is in a particular person's hands, you mean that they are taking care of it, own it, or are responsible for it.
I feel that possibly the majority of these dogs are in the wrong hands.
我觉得这些狗中大多数可能没有得到适当的照顾。
We're in safe hands.
我们得到妥善的照顾。
If you ask someone for a hand with something, you are asking them to help you in what you are doing.
Come and give me a hand in the garden.
到花园里来给我搭把手。
If someone asks an audience to give someone a hand, they are asking the audience to clap loudly, usually before or after that person performs.
Let's give 'em a big hand.
让我们为他们热烈鼓掌。
In a game of cards, your hand is the set of cards that you are holding in your hand at a particular time or the cards that are dealt to you at the beginning of the game.
He carefully inspected his hand.
他仔细检查手中的牌。
The hands of a clock or watch are the thin pieces of metal or plastic that indicate what time it is.
The hands of the clock on the wall moved with a slight click. Half past ten.
墙上时钟的指针伴着轻轻的嘀嗒声走着。10:30了。
hand back
If you hand back something that you have borrowed or taken from someone, you return it to them.
He handed the book back.
他归还了这本书。
hand down
If you hand down something such as knowledge, a possession, or a skill, you give or leave it to people who belong to a younger generation.
pass on
The idea of handing down his knowledge from generation to generation is important to McLean.
对麦克莱恩来说,将自己的知识一代代传下去这一信念很重要。
hand in
If you hand in something such as homework or something that you have found, you give it to a teacher, police officer, or other person in authority.
I'm supposed to have handed in a first draft of my dissertation.
我本应将论文初稿交上去。
If you hand in your notice or resignation, you tell your employer, in speech or in writing, that you no longer wish to work there.
I handed my notice in on Saturday.
星期六我递交了辞呈。
hand on
If you hand something on, you give it or transfer it to another person, often someone who replaces you.
pass on
Natural resources should be handed on to the next generation intact.
自然资源应不受任何破坏地传给下一代。
hand out
If you hand things out to people, you give one or more to each person in a group.
give out
One of my jobs was to hand out the prizes.
我的工作之一是分发奖品。
When people in authority hand out something such as advice or permission to do something, they give it.
I listened to a lot of people handing out a lot of advice.
我听了许多人给予的很多忠告。
hand over
If you hand something over to someone, you give them the responsibility for dealing with a particular situation or problem.
I wouldn't dare hand this project over to anyone else.
我可不敢将这个项目交给其他任何人负责。
If you hand over to someone or hand something over to them, you give them the responsibility for dealing with a particular situation or problem.
The present leaders have to decide whether to hand over to a younger generation.
现任领导者们必须决定是否把工作移交给更为年轻的一代。
at hand
If something is at hand, near at hand, or close at hand, it is very near in place or time.
Having the right equipment at hand will be enormously helpful.
手边要是有合适的设备会帮上大忙。
at the hands of
If someone experiences a particular kind of treatment, especially unpleasant treatment, at the hands of a person or organization, they receive it from them.
The civilian population was suffering greatly at the hands of the security forces.
这些平民吃尽了保安部队的苦头。
by hand
If you do something by hand, you do it using your hands rather than a machine.
Each pleat was stitched in place by hand.
每个褶子都是手工缝的。
change hands
When something changes hands, its ownership changes, usually because it is sold to someone else.
The firm has changed hands many times over the years.
这家公司几年来已多次易主。
have your hands full
If you have your hands full with something, you are very busy because of it.
She had her hands full with new arrivals.
她为这些新人忙得不可开交。
give someone a free hand
If someone gives you a free hand, they give you the freedom to use your own judgment and to do exactly as you wish.
He gave Stephanie a free hand in the decoration.
他放手让斯蒂芬妮在装潢上自由行事。
get your hands on something , lay your hands on something
If you get your hands on something or lay your hands on something, you manage to find it or obtain it, usually after some difficulty.
Patty began reading everything she could get her hands on.
帕蒂开始阅读她能搞到的所有东西。
hand in hand
If two people are hand in hand, they are holding each other's nearest hand, usually while they are walking or sitting together. People often do this to show their affection for each other.
I saw them making their way, hand in hand, down the path.
我看到他们手拉手沿着小路朝前走。
If two things go hand in hand, they are closely connected and cannot be considered separately from each other.
For us, research and teaching go hand in hand.
对于我们来说,研究与教学密切相关。
have a hand in something
If you have a hand in something such as an event or activity, you are involved in it.
He thanked all who had a hand in his release.
他感谢了所有参与解救他的人。
hold hands
If two people are holding hands, they are holding each other's nearest hand, usually while they are walking or sitting together. People often do this to show their affection for each other.
She approached a young couple holding hands on a bench.
她走近一对手拉手坐在长凳上的年轻情侣。
in hand
The job or problem in hand is the job or problem that you are dealing with at the moment.
The business in hand was approaching some kind of climax.
这件正在处理中的事情正接近某种关键时刻。
If a situation is in hand, it is under control.
The Olympic organizers say that matters are well in hand.
奥运会组织者说各项事务完全在掌控之中。
lend a hand
If you lend someone a hand, you help them.
I'd be glad to lend a hand.
我乐意帮忙。
live hand to mouth
If someone lives hand to mouth or lives from hand to mouth, they have hardly enough food or money to live on.
I have a wife and two children and we live from hand to mouth on what I earn.
我有妻子和两个孩子,全靠我挣的那点儿钱糊口度日。
keep one's hands off something , take one's hands off something
If you tell someone to keep their hands off something or to take their hands off it, you are telling them in a slightly aggressive way not to touch it or interfere with it.
Keep your hands off my milk.
不许碰我的牛奶。
off hand
If you do not know something off hand, you do not know it without having to ask someone else or look it up in a book.
I can't think of any off hand.
我一下子什么也想不起来。
on one's hands , off one's hands
If you have a problem or responsibility on your hands, you have to deal with it. If it is off your hands, you no longer have to deal with it.
They now have yet another drug problem on their hands.
他们现在又在处理另一个与毒品有关的问题。
on hand
If someone or something is on hand, they are near and able to be used if they are needed.
There are experts on hand to give you all the help and advice you need.
有现成的专家随时为你提供所需的一切帮助和建议。
on the one hand
You use on the one hand to introduce the first of two contrasting points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by 'on the other hand' or 'on the other'.
On the one hand, if the body doesn't have enough cholesterol, we would not be able to survive. On the other hand, if the body has too much cholesterol, the excess begins to line the arteries.
一方面,如果体内没有足够的胆固醇,我们将无法生存;另一方面,如果体内胆固醇过多,多余的胆固醇就开始附着在动脉上。
on the other hand
You use on the other hand to introduce the second of two contrasting points, facts, or ways of looking at something.
The movie lost money; reviews, on the other hand, were by and large favourable.
这部电影是赔了钱;但从另一方面来看,总的来说评价都是肯定的。
out of hand
If a person or a situation gets out of hand, you are no longer able to control them.
His drinking got out of hand.
他饮酒已没有节制。
If you dismiss or reject something out of hand, you do so immediately and do not consider believing or accepting it.
I initially dismissed the idea out of hand.
我起初不假思索地一口否决了这个主意。
take in hand
If you take something or someone in hand, you take control or responsibility over them, especially in order to improve them.
She took the twins in hand, encouraging them to turn their thoughts to the future.
她照管起这对双胞胎,鼓励他们要放眼未来。
your hands are tied
If you say that your hands are tied, you mean that something is preventing you from acting in the way that you want to.
Politicians are always saying that they want to help us but their hands are tied.
政客们总说他们想帮助我们,但是却身不由己。
try your hand
If you try your hand at an activity, you attempt to do it, usually for the first time.
He tried his hand at fishing, but he wasn't really very good at it.
他尝试过钓鱼,但他真的不在行。
turn one's hand to something
If you turn your hand to something such as a practical activity, you learn about it and do it for the first time.
a person who can turn his hand to anything.
一个什么事都可以学着去做的人。
wash your hands of
If you wash your hands of someone or something, you refuse to be involved with them any more or to take responsibility for them.
He seems to have washed his hands of the job.
他似乎已不再做这份工作了。
win hands down
If you win hands down, you win very easily.
We have been beaten in some games which we should have won hands down.
我们在一些比赛中本应轻易取胜,结果却一败涂地。
hands , handing , handed
If you hand something to someone, you pass it to them.
He handed me a little rectangle of white paper.
他递给我一小条白纸。