单词 | handling |
释义 | handlingn.1 I. The action of handling, and related uses. 1. a. The action or an act of touching, feeling, or manipulating something with the hand or hands, or of holding something in the hand or hands. ΚΠ OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xi. 105 Ðone..se eadiga benedictus na handlunge [OE Corpus Cambr. 198 handlunga; L. tangendo] ac on beseonde fram his bendum alysde. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. iii. xxiii. 124 Þe puls is igropid and iknowe by settinge to of þe fingres vppon þe place of þe puls. And þat is i-vsid..in a strong man and fleisschy with strong and hard handelinge. ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 58 Leude touchinge and handelyng sterith and chafithe the flesshe and the body. c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 73 And so lete þin hand sliden from þat place doun riȝt to þe wounde wiþ a maner of sad handlynge or þrestinge. 1512 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 608 Made and set vpp after the best handlyng and fourme of good workmanship. 1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. xvii. 135 Violent handelings, and misentreatings of the person. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 311 Avoid and decline the ticklings and soft handling in those parts of the body that are most smooth, sleicke and tender. 1666 D. Coxe Let. June in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) III. 180 Itt [sc. silver] sullies my hands and renders them as inidoneous to feel my ladies Pulse as after the handling of dirt or Coals. 1703 J. Moyle Experienced Chirurgion i. xli. 128 There is notwithstanding yet some small Sense in the Part which may be retreived by good handling. 1732 S. Fuller Pract. Astron. 154 In the Back..is a Female Screw to receive a Handle, whenever the Metal is to be moved, in order to avoid sullying its polish'd Surface by handling. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. at Rash Rash corn, corn so dry in the straw that it falls out with handling. 1849 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 383 The poor, precious novel, dog's-eared and wasted..by constant handling. 1896 J. F. Duggar Potato Culture 20 Careful handling always pays, and extreme carefulness is necessary..to prevent injury to the tender skin of the immature potatoes. 1910 Gage Making & Lapping (Machinery's Ref. Ser.) (rev. ed.) ii. 17 In handling for hardening they are wired around the outside with a short piece of soft iron wire, to afford a means of handling. 1972 R. Allen Skinhead Escapes vii. 40 He postured above her with an obscene handling of his privates. 2004 Independent 15 Jan. 27/4 Incurable diseases..are thought to have jumped the species gap to humans through consumption or handling of infected primate carcasses. b. The use or management of a tool, weapon, etc., with the hand or hands, esp. in a skilful, appropriate, or effective manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or control > [noun] handlinga1250 working?a1425 managing1579 wielding1581 wieldance1634 managery1654 manipulation1801 manoeuvre1834 operation1872 a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 26 Mid sweorde of deadliche hondlunge. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 92 In handling of waiponis exerce thame. 1607 B. Jonson Volpone iv. i. sig. Iv Then, must you learne the vse, And handling of your siluer forke, at meales. 1669 S. Pepys Diary 19 May (1976) IX. 557 To perform what was commanded in the handling of their arms. 1753 R. Rolt Mem. Life J. Lindesay ii. i. 55 Taking great delight in managing of horses and handling of weapons. 1792 J. Townsend Journey Spain (ed. 2) I. 139 The gun-smiths..appear..uncommonly dexterous in the handling of their tools. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. i. iv. 25 Only myself of the whole tot was accustomed to the handling of iron. 1867 C. Upham Salem Witchcraft I. 28 The handling of the axe brought into exercise every part of the manly frame. 1883 Red Dragon 4 113 Flossy secured an oar... I was quite unprepared to find her so skilled in its handling. 1910 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 7 Mar. 14/4 His fencing, especially his handling of the foils in riposte and in remise, was very clever. 2003 V. S. Gupta Handbk. Reporting & Communication Skills viii. 134 He must be skilled..in the handling of a camera. c. Association Football. The action of touching or picking up the ball, esp. illegally, during play. Cf. handball n. 6.A player (other than a goalkeeper when inside the penalty area) is considered to have illegally handled the ball when he or she intentionally touches it with the hand or arm. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [noun] > manner of playing ball bata1400 back-swing1577 banding1589 stroke1662 stop1773 swipe1788 hit1810 straik1820 screwing1825 return1833 volleying1837 return stroke1838 volley1851 swiper1853 shot1868 handling1870 screw kick1870 mishit1882 smash1882 misfield1886 fumble1895 run-up1897 mishitting1900 balloon1904 carryback1905 placement1909 tonk1922 trick shot1924 retrieve1952 sizzler1960 undercut1960 shotmaking1969 1870 Standard 8 Feb. 3/5 Already signs of a reformation have appeared, the Wanderers and Civil Service Clubs taking the lead in proposing the total abolition of handling under any pretence whatever. 1882 Blackburn Times 1 Apr. 6/4 For a breach of rule, which forbids handling, a free kick was awarded against the Etonians. 1930 Times 3 Mar. 5/1 A case of deliberate handling punished by the award of a penalty kick. 1991 Guardian (Nexis) 10 June Most penalties for handling occur when defenders block passes intended for opponents in scoring positions. 2012 Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) (Nexis) 6 May 82 Walsall lost 2-0 and had Walker sent off for handling outside the area. 2. The action or an act of dealing with a person or thing; treatment; management; spec. treatment in speech or writing, discussion. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > conduct of affairs or dealing with dressingc1350 handlinga1400 conduct1454 dale1469 orderinga1549 dress1559 convoy1565 management1598 politics1749 approach1905 society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration dispositionc1374 ministrationc1390 disposing1406 procuration?a1425 guidingc1425 economy?1440 conduct1454 solicitation1492 regimenta1500 mayning1527 enterprisea1533 handlinga1538 conduction1565 manyment1567 disposure1569 conveyance1572 managing1579 disposement1583 government1587 carriage1589 manage1591 steerage1597 management1598 steering1599 manurance1604 fixing1605 dispose1611 administry?1616 husbandry1636 dispensatorship1637 admin1641 managery1643 disposal1649 mesnagery1653 contrectation1786 conducting1793 wielding1820 managership1864 operation1872 operating1913 case management1918 a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 115 (MED) Handlyng yn speche ys as weyl As handlyng yn dede euery deyl. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 14 Apply your selfe to the handelyng of the materys of the commyn wele. 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Maniement, a handling, a vsing, an intreating. 1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 110 We are not to expect a like exactnesse and accurate handling in all passages. But it sufficeth to be scantled according to the Subject. a1648 G. Gillespie Usefull Case of Conscience (1649) 21 I had been but very short in the handling of this Question, if new Objections coming to my ears had not dram to this length. 1742 Impartial Rev. Opposition 22 The free handling of a Fund designed, tho' seldom made use of for that Purpose. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1776 II. 45 Johnson: A woman of fortune being used to the handling of money, spends it judiciously. 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. III. 257 The clergy complain of the enormous spread of bold books, from the infidel tract to the latest handling of the miracle question. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. ix. 153 There might be some reason in the rough handling he had got. 1886 J. R. Rees Pleasures of Book-worm ii. 37 De Quincey, with his marvellous handling of English prose. 1908 Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 342 Wise in the handling of formulae, but ignorant in the handling of men. 1957 Daily Mail 29 Oct. 12/8 I cannot understand why television's handling of fashion in evening programmes has never got past the twee. 1987 ‘A. Burgess’ Little Wilson & Big God (U.K. ed.) ii. 159 We produce the best themes in our youth, but we need maturity for their proper handling. 2011 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 July 24/2 Activists called for..a ‘second revolution’—in large part in protest against the military's handling of national affairs. 3. a. The action or process of dealing in a commodity, or holding it in one's charge, as a stage of a commercial transaction; that part of trade that involves packaging, conveying, or delivering items, or facilitating the passage of (now sometimes stolen) goods. Also: an instance of this. Cf. handle v.1 9. ΚΠ 1560 J. Knox et al. Buke Discipline in J. Knox Wks. (1848) II. 222 That thir teyndis..to be clene discharged..as, the uppermost Claith,..the Pasche offeringis, Teynd Aill, and all handlingis Upaland. 1613 W. Adams Let. 12 Jan. in A. Farrington Eng. Factory in Japan (1991) I. 77 Cann our Inglish marchants get the handelling or trade w'th the Chinnas, then shall our counttry mak great proffit heer. c1650 in A. J. Warden Dundee Burgh Laws (1872) 22 That ther be no lading nor livering nor handling of taikells..in the night season. 1665 S. Clarke Briefe Descr. Germany 18 There is no traffique nor handleing whereof there may arise any commodity or gain, but he getteth it into his own hands. 1753 J. S. G. Detector Detected 23 The Servants of the Committee, whose Commodities lie safe as their precious Persons; undamaged by handling or Accident. 1882 Manch. Guardian 15 Nov. 1/3 It is essential..to adopt cheaper means..for the transport and handling of merchandise, minerals, &c., between Manchester..and the sea coast. 1922 Gas Manuf., Distribution & Use (Brit. Commerc. Gas Assoc.) ii. 82/1 To strengthen it sufficiently to allow of transport and handling, the burned-off mantle is usually dipped in a solution of collodion. 1977 Justice of Peace 141 714/2 The defendant was charged with handling. He had been questioned by two police officers who told him that they were investigating the theft of oil from a nearby refinery. 2008 Review (Rio Tinto) Mar. (Profile Suppl.) 20/3 The main areas for cost efficiencies in bauxite production lie in..disposition of hubs..that minimize materials haulage and handling. b. The charge made for this; the cost of dealing with an order, conveying or delivering goods, etc.; = handling charge n. at Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1850 E. Dobson Rudimentary Treat. Found. & Concrete Wks iii. 65 The carriage (including handling, loading, and unloading) amounts to nearly 4d. per cubic foot. 1872 Sessional Papers Canada (1st Parl., 5th Sess.) VII. No. 34. 23 Materials for construction to be carried on existing [railway] lines free of charge (handling not included). 1963 H. H. Landsberg et al. Resources in Amer. Future ii. 90 Savings in transportation and handling sometimes more than compensate for pre-consumer processing. 1981 Bon Appétit Nov. 197/1 (advt.) Every piece of genuine..ruby and sapphire jewelry..for as little as $3 plus $2 shipping and handling. 2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 22 Dec. 91 You can buy..Ariel and Belle for just £24.99 (inc postage, packaging and handling) each. 4. Art. The execution of pencil or brushstrokes. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [noun] > artistic treatment or style gusto1662 composition1695 style1706 expression1715 goût1717 handling1719 touching1743 conduct1758 rhetoric1851 treatment1856 1719 J. Richardson Sci. Connoisseur iv. 233 If This Judicious Connoisseur sees in it..no Good Composition, colouring or Handling..he Knows it..Cannot possibly be of Rafaelle. 1772 J. Reynolds Disc. Royal Acad., 1771 25 What the painters call handling; that is, a lightness of pencil that implies great practice. 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 231 Handling is that part of the mechanical ‘execution’ or manipulation of a picture which exhibits the pencilling or play of the brush. 1884 St. James's Gaz. 12 Jan. 6/2 The general sloppiness of the handling [in a painting]. 1947 C. Hedström & G. Taylor tr. I. Bergström Dutch Still-life Painting 17th Cent. vi. 232 His broad and free handling is set off by a spirited pointillisme in some passages. 1984 Artist Sept. 15/1 The characteristic of a painting which comes over least well in reproduction is its handling..a colour rubbed or smudged rapidly into another. 2009 Art Q. Winter 80/3 They were influenced by the bright colours and bold handling of the French Fauvist painters of the early 1900s. 5. a. Quality perceived by touching or feeling with the hand; feel; spec. (a) the degree of firmness of the flesh of an animal bred for its meat (cf. handler n.1 5); (b) the texture or feel of a fabric (cf. handle n.2). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > quality of being tangible > [noun] > sensation produced by object touched touchingc1325 gripe1632 feel1739 handle1823 handling1824 hand1949 1824 Amer. Farmer 9 Apr. 20/1 Mr. Barney is now fattening a heifer,..which for early maturity and good handling, he thinks superior to any thing he has seen. 1889 E. A. Posselt Technol. Textile Design 130 The binding of both cloths into one fabric also has an influence with regard to the feel (handling) of the fabric. 1903 Ann. Rep. Live Stock Assoc. Ont. in Ann. Rep. Dept. Agric. Ont. 2 78 That mellowness of handling..is noticeable, though the animal may be comparatively thin. 1927 F. G. Benedict Metabolism Fasting Steer 136 ‘Handling’ is a general expression used by butchers and livestock men generally to indicate thickness and quality of flesh. 2005 K. B. Krishnan et al. in R. R. Franck Bast & Other Plant Fibres ii. 67 The appearance and handling of jute fabrics are greatly improved by the woollenising process. b. The responsiveness of a vehicle, etc., to being driven or controlled. Cf. handle v.1 5b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > way in which vehicle handles feel1889 handling1903 1903 Cycle & Automobile Trade Jrnl. Jan. 121 (advt.) Of the two White Delivery Wagons..one received a gold medal for perfect performance, while the other had only one stop—due to its handling. 1906 Cycle & Automobile Trade Jrnl. 1 Nov. 120/2 This Springfield–Hartford 27-mile run..showed extremely good handling qualities in the Knox Model H. 1933 Pop. Mech. Aug. 173/1 The diverted air stream forms a bubbling cushion that increases the boat's speed and improves its handling when crossing the wake of another craft. 1967 Flying Sept. 50/1 To one used to production airplanes its handling is extremely odd. 1989 Car & Driver Oct. 134/3 About the only hiccup in the handling is a touch of high-speed oversteer. 2001 Road & Track Aug. 47/1 Ride and handling have been improved with the use of new Bilstein shocks and revised springs. 6. That part of a thing by which it is held or manipulated; a handle. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [noun] > handle handleeOE helvec897 haftc1000 steal1377 start1380 handa1400 helmc1430 handlinga1450 pull1551 grasp1561 hilt1574 cronge1577 hold1578 tab1607 manubrium1609 tree1611 handfast1638 stock1695 handing1703 gripe1748 stem1796 handhold1797 grip1867 a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxviii. l. 275 Thus the lettres of the handelyng spak. a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 92 Þe swerd..in þe handelyng þerof was closed on of þoo iiii nayles þat were in Cristis handis and feet. c1500 Melusine (1895) 65 They were as grete as the handlyng of a fan. 1643 in M. Cash Devon Inventories 16th & 17th Cent. (1966) 67 One whissell and a silver handling of a fanne. 1837 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 44/2 The handling balances the clough when up. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 252/2 This is a thing not to be done according to Cock-pit Law, neither to cut of his feathers in any handling place of the Cock. 1717 W. Breton Militia Discipline (ed. 2) 64 Raise your Right Hand..let it fall down with a quick Motion, upon the handling place of your Carbine. 1808 C. Lamb Specimens Eng. Dramatic Poets 299 The seeing, touching, and handling pleasures of the old chrysophilites. 1882 J. Paton in Encycl. Brit. XIV. 384/2 After colouring, the hides pass on to the handlers or handling pits. 1949 Archit. Rev. 105 218 The east bay includes..the polymer handling bay. 1969 Times 13 Jan. 11/2 The increase in the handling margins would be nearer to 100 than 10 per cent. 2001 Today's Pilot Feb. 33/3 Aerobatics demonstrate the whole handling envelope of the aircraft and are a great confidence boost. C2. Rugby. Denoting the game of rugby (as opposed to Association Football) (now rare); (later also) denoting rugby play characterized by continuous handling of the ball. ΚΠ 1882 Bell's Life in London 16 Sept. 9/3 In Liverpool the handling game is being gradually pushed out, but in the West Riding of Yorkshire the football players have stuck firm to the Rugby style. 1895 Daily News 27 Nov. 5/3 Under Rugby Union rules..a determined effort is being made to revive the interest in the handling game [i.e. Rugby Union]. 1927 Observer 27 Mar. 28 In spite of the progress Rugby has made, the Association game at the Schools..has fully held its own with the handling code. 1955 Times 6 July 4/4 A long handling rush by Britain looked dangerous. 1991 Sc. Rugby Jan. 32/2 Scotland..played some delightful handling rugby. C3. handling charge n. a charge made for dealing with goods bought or sold, esp. as considered separately from any transport or delivery charge. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > [noun] > other charges or payments wood-hire1361 poll penny1489 dilapidation1553 soilage1593 admittyc1600 mortcloth1636 table money1659 treaty-money1763 carrying charge1834 handling charge1858 loosing1889 1858 Daily Missouri Republican 31 July With all just allowance for shipping and handling charges, there is a good margin left in our favor. 1929 H. F. Yancey & T. Fraser Coal-washing Investig. 7 Elimination of freight and handling charges on incombustible refuse. 2007 Collect it! Jan. 82/2 A buyer's premium of 15 per cent and a handling charge of £1 per lot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). handlingn.2 Now rare. The action or process of putting handles on to objects, esp. pieces of earthenware, in the course of manufacture. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making tools, equipment, or fastenings > [noun] > furnishing tool with handles haftingc1440 handling1731 stouking1809 ansation1838 1731 Indenture in W. Pitt Topogr. Hist. Staffs. 423 To learn..turning in the lath, handling, and trimming. 1764 V. Green Surv. Worcester 232 Part of the business called handling and spouting, i.e. putting the hand to cups. 1834 Suppl. Rep. Factories Enq. Comm.: Pt. 2 73 The rooms in which many of the processes are conducted have no occasion to be more than the ordinary temperature..; the throwing, turning, handling,..and painting places are of this class. 1884 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 9 Feb. 6750/3 When partially dry, the clay cup..is considered to be in the most favorable condition for turning and handling. 1912 T. Okey Introd. Art of Basket-making xii. 143 Skeins are chiefly used by the ordinary basket-maker for handling, and for siding up light work. 1962 U.S. Patent 3,040,409 1 Handling..is usually the final operation done with the shaped cup material still semi-plastic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † handlingn.3 South African. Obsolete. rare. Trading; bartering. Cf. handel v. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > barter > [noun] formanginga1300 nifferc1400 barteringc1440 roring1440 commutation1496 scorsing1509 chopping and changing1548 exchange1553 truck1553 block1568 bartery1570 chopping1581 scorse1590 barter1592 trucking1594 swap1625 truckage1641 truck trade1740 handling1850 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. i. 21 When ‘handling’ once begins, it often goes on briskly. 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