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/领着/紧抓住某人的手;have a gun/a knife in one's～手里拿着枪/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)帮忙(help，assistance)[U，a～](infml)：give sb a～with the ladder/the heavy table/the washing-up 帮某人搬梯子/抬沉重的桌子/洗餐具;want/need a～to move a cupboard 需要别人帮助搬碗橱;lend a～帮别人;
 (3)(时钟等的)指针(pointer on a clock，watch or machine)[C]：the second/the minute/the hour～秒/分/时针;
 (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～农场/工厂/大牧场/机械工人;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)员(sailor on a ship)[C]：All～s on deck!全体船员上甲板!
 (5)手艺，才能(skill in using one's hands)[U，a～]：try one's～at editing the staff magazine尝试自己编辑职工杂志的才能;have a light～with cakes很会做蛋糕;a～for wood work会做木制品的手艺;
 (6) 1)(纸牌游戏中)一手牌(set of playing card dealt to a person)[C]：have a good/poor/bad～有一副好/劣/坏牌;a winning～一副赢牌; 2)牌戏的一局(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玩几盘扑克牌;
 (7)字(手)迹，书法(handwriting)[C，a～]：have (write) a good/legible/beautiful/clear～字写得很好/清楚/漂亮/清晰;write in a neat/small/flowing～字迹整洁/小巧/流畅;(letter/writing) be in sb's own/sb's mother's～(信/笔迹)出自某人自己/母亲的手笔;(picture/poem) show the～of a master(画/诗)表现出一位大师的手笔;〖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/答应与某人结婚;give sb one's～on the merger答应与某人合并;gain/win sb's～得到某人对婚事的应允;decline sb's～婉言拒绝某人的求婚;be desirous of sb's～in marriage渴望和某人结婚;
 (9)鼓掌(applause)[U，a～]：give the little girl a good/big～为小女孩热烈鼓掌;get a good/big～获得热烈的掌声;ask for a～to welcome the singer 请大家鼓掌欢迎那位歌手;
 (10)一手之宽(约四英寸)(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掌高的马;
 at first/second hand直/间接地：see an accident at first～亲眼看见一场事故;acquire the news/information only (at) second～只是间接地获得这个消息/信息;
 (close/near) at hand 1)近在手边，在附近：live/be/keep a dictionary close at～住在附近/在附近/把字典放在手边; 2)即将发生(来临)(fml)： The commencement day/His big moment is at～. 毕业典礼的日子即将来临/他将时来运转。
 at sb's hands 因(被)某人……：receive very rough treatment/have one's distress at the～s of the invaders受到入侵者的粗野对待/因入侵者而遭受极大痛苦;
 be a dab/an old/a poor，etc hand (at sth)具有/具有/缺乏技艺或经验：be an old/a dab～at the job是干这工作的老手;be a bad～at making pastry做不好糕点;be a great～at decorating a house是装修房屋的巧匠;
 bring up by hand用奶瓶喂养：(lamb/child) have to be brought up by～(羊羔/小孩)不得不用奶瓶喂养;
 by hand 1)用手工做：be made/written by～手工制作/手写;work done/socks knitted/devices operated by～手工做的活儿/编织的袜子/操作的仪器; 2)人捎的：(note/parcel/letter) be delivered by～(便条/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 (城镇/秘密计划/古玩)落入敌人手中;
 from hand to hand从一人之手转到另一人之手，传递：The bricks were passed from～to～.一块块砖从一人之手传到另一人手里。
 give sb a free hand让……放手干：give the new director a free～in the matter/to reorganize the company让这位新厂长在这个问题上放手干/放手去重组公司;
 (be) hand in glove (with sb) 密切合作：be～in glove with gangsters to cheat and steal与歹徒勾结去欺骗和偷窃;
 hand in hand 1)手拉手：arrive/walk～in～手拉手到达/走;2)联合，连在一起：War and suffering/Ignorance and poverty often go～in～.(fig)战争与痛苦/无知与贫穷经常是分不开的。Dirt/Selfishness goes～in～with disease/unhappiness.肮脏与疾病/自私与不幸密不可分。
 hand over fist迅速而成功地：make/lose money～over fist大量地赚/赔钱;
 hands off (sth/sb)不要碰(干预)：～s off sb's sandwiches/the grammar school 不要碰某人的三明治/不要干预这所文法学校;
 hands up 1)举一只手(表示同意或回答问题)：H～s up，those who know the answer! 知道答案的人，请举手!2)举双手(表示投降)：H～s up，or I'll shoot!举起手来，不然我开枪了!
 hand to hand短兵相接，肉搏战：～to～fighting/combat肉搏;fight the enemy～to～与敌人短兵相接;
 have/take a hand in sth参与(加)，有一定责任：have a～in the affair参与了那件事;
 have one's hands full手头工作很忙：She is having her～s full already with the four children to look after. 她有四个孩子要照料，已经不得闲了。
 hold hands (with sb)携(挽)着手：holds～s with a girl与一个女孩手拉手;
 in hand 1)手头现有(随时可以使用)：have some money/get three days/arrive with half an hour in～手头有些钱/有三天时间可以利用/到达时仍有半小时富余; 2)掌握，控制：have the situation/mob well in～完全控制着局势/一群暴徒;The situation is well in～.局势完全在掌控之中。3)(工作等)进行中：The matter is in～.事情正在处理中。
 in good，safe，etc hands得到很好的照顾(保护)：leave the project in the capable～s of one's deputy manager 这个项目让有能力的副经理负责;
 keep one's hand in使技能不荒疏：I still sometimes play a game of billiards，just to keep my～in.有时我仍然打台球，只是为了不使技能荒疏。
 in one's/sb's hands在……手中;为……所控制(照料)：The matter was in a solicitor's～s.这件事情由一个律师处理。 put the matter/leave too much power in the～s of the judges把这件事交给法官去办/给法官的权力过大;
 lay one's hands on sb/sth 1)找到，发现：lay one's～s on the papers找到那些文件; 2)逮(捉)住：lay one's～s on a thief捉住小偷;
 live from hand to mouth现挣现吃，仅够𫘯口：live from～to mouth on roots靠根茎勉强度日;
 off one's hands 不再由……照管或负责：get sb to take the business off one's～s 让某人替自己管这个企业;have the sick dog taken off sb's～s by the doctor 让医生照料这条病狗;
 on hand手边(头)有……;在跟前：keep a certain amount of money/have one's dictionary on～in case... 把一笔钱/自己的词典放在手边，以备…… Vacation will be on～.假期将至。
 on one's hands 由……负责处理(照管)：have a lot of work/five children on one's hands有许多工作等着做/有五个孩子需要抚养;
 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. 一则我必须工作，再则我有很多的客人。
 out of hand 1)无法控制，不可收拾：(situation/angry crowd) get out of～(局势/愤怒的人群)变得无法控制;2)立即：shoot the bandits/put the plan into effect out of～立刻向歹徒们射击/把计划付诸实施;
 play into sb's hands 干对某人(对手)有利的事：He played right into their～s when he started selling shares in the company.他开始转卖公司股份，正好做了对对手有利的事。
 take sb/sth in hand管制(教)：Dreadful children/Horses must be taken in～.捣蛋的孩子/马匹必须调教。Take the export department in～.管起出口部。
 throw in one's hand (infml)放弃(正在做的事)：He saw he was losing the fight，so he decided to throw in his～.他看出自己要输掉这场战斗，就决定放弃了。
 to hand 1)在附近(手头)：have the paper/information to～手头有这个文件/掌握这个情况;Tools are to～.工具就在手边。2)收到：have sb's letter to～收到了某人的来信;
 turn one's hand to sth(能)做(承担)：turn one's～to any kind of job/manual work能做任何工作/体力劳动;
 →-͵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 手球运动;′hand-barrow n(两轮)手推车;′handbill n 传单;′handbook n 手册，指南;′handbrake n(汽车)手刹车;′hand-cart n 手推车;′handclap n 拍手，鼓掌;′hand cluffs n 手铐;vt 给……戴手铐; ′handful n 一把;少数;′hand-grenade n 手榴弹;′hand-gun n手枪;͵hand-′held adj 手提(便携)的;′handhold n 可用手抓住的东西;͵handmade adj 手工做的;′hand maid，′hand-maiden n 女仆;͵hand-′picked adj 精选的;′handrail n 扶手，栏杆;handsaw n 手锯;′hand-shake n 握手;hands-′on adj 实践(习)的;′handspring n 翻跟头;′handstand n 手倒立;′handwriting n 书写;笔体;′handwritten adj 手写的;′handy adj 手边的，近便的;便于使用的，方便的;
 vt 交，传递(give from one's own hand into sb else's)[T+n+adv，D+n+n，D+n+prep (to)]：～(a)round chocolates把巧克力分给大家;～sb a time-table/newspaper递给某人一份时刻表/一份报纸;～a glass of beer to grandpa 把一杯啤酒递给祖父;〖同〗 pass;
 hand down (to)(v adv) 1)(把传统，遗产等)传下来(vt)：be～ed down in one's family for generations/from father to son在家族中代代相传/从父亲传到儿子;(traditions/rare antiques)be～ed down to sb from one's fathers(传统/稀世古玩)从父辈传下来;2)正式公布(尤AmE)：～down a budget/verdict正式公布预算/判决;
 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(传)交(vt)：～on a magazine/a photograph to sb 把一本杂志/一张照片转交给某人;
 hand out (to)(v adv)分发(vt)：～out pencils to everyone in the class/leaflets to the people in the street给班上每个人发铅笔/向街上的人发放传单;
 hand over (to)(v adv) 1)移交(权利，职位等)(vt)：～over power/one's business to sb's deputy/one's son将权力移交给某人的代表/把自己的企业交给儿子; 2)交给(vt)：～sb's weapons/the jewels over交出武器/珠宝;～a thief/a swindler over to the police将小偷/诈骗犯送交警察;
 hand it to sb给予表扬(infml)：He's done well! You've got to～it to him.他干得很出色，你应该表扬他。
 →′hand-me-downs(=′reach-me-downs) n 传给某人的旧物(不要的东西);′hand-out n 施舍物，救济品;免费散发的传单;送给新闻界刊登的声明;教师分发的复印材料;′hand-over n 移交(时期);
 【辨异】on the other hand与on the contrary和in contrast 的区别见CONTRARY。