| 单词 | red-handed |
| 释义 | red-handed[ red-han-did ] / ˈrɛdˈhæn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR red-handed ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, adverbin the very act of a crime, wrongdoing, etc., or in possession of self-incriminating evidence: They caught him red-handed dipping into the till. Origin of red-handedFirst recorded in 1810–20 OTHER WORDS FROM red-handedred-hand·ed·ness, nounWords nearby red-handedRedgrave, red grouse, Red Guard, Red Guards, red gum, red-handed, red hat, Red Hats, redhead, red-headed, red-headed woodpecker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for red-handedBritish Dictionary definitions for red-handedred-handed adjective(postpositive) in the act of committing a crime or doing something wrong or shameful (esp in the phrase catch red-handed) Derived forms of red-handedred-handedly, adverbred-handedness, nounWord Origin for red-handedC19 (earlier, C15 red hand) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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