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单词 hand
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handnoun

uk​/hænd/us​/hænd/

hand noun (BODY PART)

A1 [ C ] the part of the body at the end of the arm that is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things:

All their toys are made by hand.
I delivered her invitation by hand (= not using the postal service).
informal Get your hands off (= stop touching) my bike!
He can fix anything - he's so good with his hands.
You have to hold my hand when we cross the road.
They walked by, holding hands.
Hold your fork in your left hand and your knife in your right hand.
She sat, pen in hand (= with a pen in her hand), searching for the right words.
They can't keep their hands off each other - they never stop kissing and cuddling.
"Congratulations!" she said and shook me by the hand/shook my hand/shook hands with me.
She took me by the hand and led me into the cave.
a hand towel

More examples

  • The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
  • Hold the racquet in one hand and the ball in the other.
  • The school provides paper towels for the children to dry their hands on.
  • I've got my hands in my pockets to keep them warm.
  • The teacher asked us to form a circle and join hands.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

The hand

  • -fingered
  • carpal
  • carpometacarpal
  • carpus
  • digitorum
  • fingerprint
  • flat
  • knuckle
  • little finger
  • middle finger
  • palm
  • paw
  • pollicis
  • right-handed
  • ring finger
  • thenar
  • triquetrum
  • two-handed
  • volar
  • volaris

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hand noun (CLOCK/WATCH)

[ C ] one of the long, thin pieces that point to the numbers on a clock or watch:

Does anyone have a watch with a second hand?

More examples

  • The minute hand is longer than the hour hand.
  • The hands and dial of the watch glow in the dark.
  • The hands on the clock showed the exact time at which the explosion occurred.
  • The watch movement regulates the speed at which the hands move.
  • The hands of the watch are attached to individual gear wheels that turn at specific speeds.

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Watches & clocks

  • 24-hour clock
  • against the clock idiom
  • alarm
  • alarm clock
  • at/on the stroke of sth idiom
  • bezel
  • clock
  • crystal
  • hour hand
  • hourglass
  • lose
  • minute hand
  • movement
  • pendulum
  • radio alarm clock
  • twenty-four-hour clock
  • watchband
  • watchstrap
  • winder
  • wristwatch

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hand noun (CARDS)

[ C ] a (single part of a) game of cards, or the set of cards that a player has in a game:

Who wants to play a hand of poker?
You dealt me an appalling hand in that game.

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Card games

  • bridge
  • canasta
  • card sharp
  • deal
  • dealer
  • diamond
  • discard
  • flush
  • grand slam
  • jack
  • joker
  • pool
  • royal flush
  • rummy
  • shuffle
  • singleton
  • solitaire
  • stick
  • strip poker
  • suit

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hand noun (HELP)

B1 [ S ] help with doing something that needs a lot of effort:

[ + -ing verb ] Would you like a hand carrying those bags?
Could you give/lend me a hand with (= help me to move) the table, please?
I think Matthew might need a hand with his maths homework.
I could really use a hand with these accounts if you could spare a moment.

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Helping and co-operating

  • a good/bad turn idiom
  • abet
  • aid
  • assist
  • assistance
  • avail
  • bridge
  • carry
  • facilitate
  • give sb a leg up idiom
  • give/lend sb a helping hand idiom
  • go a long way toward(s) doing sth idiom
  • hang
  • platform
  • reach
  • relief
  • run errands idiom
  • see sb through sth
  • share a platform idiom
  • start sb off

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hand noun (PERSON)

[ C ] a person who does physical work or is skilled or experienced in something:

How many extra hands will we need to help with the harvest?
I joined the firm as a factory hand and gradually worked my way up to the top.
See also
farmhand

[ C ] a sailor:

All hands on deck!

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Types of employment

  • administrative
  • administrative assistant
  • at the coalface idiom
  • backroom boys
  • blue-collar
  • honorary
  • lackey
  • managerial
  • menial
  • NEET
  • off-duty
  • probation
  • professionally
  • shiftwork
  • short time
  • skilled
  • slave labour
  • subcontractor
  • unpaid
  • wilderness

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People who work on boats & ships

hand noun (INVOLVEMENT)

[ S ] involvement in or influence over an event:

It is not thought that terrorists had a hand in the explosion.

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Taking part and getting involved

  • along
  • attendee
  • be (a) party to sth idiom
  • be heavily into sth idiom
  • be mixed up with/in sth idiom
  • catch
  • concern
  • count
  • get your teeth into sth idiom
  • go in on sth
  • hat
  • immersive
  • in on sth idiom
  • muscle
  • neck
  • plunge in/plunge into sth
  • punch above your weight idiom
  • ring-in
  • step
  • step in

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Power to control

hand noun (CLAP)

[ S ] clapping for a performer:

So please give a big hand to (= welcome with clapping) your host for the evening, Bill Cronshaw!

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Praising and applauding

  • a pat on the back idiom
  • acclaim
  • acclamation
  • accolade
  • adulate
  • cheer
  • dispatch
  • exalt
  • extol
  • felicitations
  • fete
  • full marks to sb idiom
  • lay
  • praise
  • recognize
  • rhapsodic
  • rhapsody
  • round of applause idiom
  • shout-out
  • sing

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hand noun (WRITING)

[ S ] old use a person's writing:

an uneven hand

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Writing & typing

  • asterisk
  • borrow
  • chalk
  • co-author
  • compose
  • copy
  • creative writing
  • enter
  • fair sth out
  • fire
  • ghostwrite
  • misspell
  • orthography
  • record
  • run
  • scrawl
  • transcription
  • typing
  • write sth up
  • written

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hand noun (MEASUREMENT)

[ C ] a unit for measuring the height of a horse up to its shoulder:

One hand equals four inches (= 10.16 centimetres).

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Horse riding

  • curry
  • dismount
  • dressage
  • gait
  • gymkhana
  • high-spirited
  • horseback riding
  • horseshoe
  • horsey
  • jib at sth
  • mount
  • mounted
  • prance
  • puissance
  • rein
  • rein sth in
  • showjumping
  • silk
  • trot
  • unsaddle

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Miscellaneous units of measurement

Idiom(s)

at hand
at the hands of sb
a game in hand
get/lay/put your hands on sb
get/lay/put your hands on sth
go hand in hand with sth
hand in glove
hand in hand
hand over fist
hand to hand
sb's hands are tied
have your hands full
have sth in hand
have sth on your hands
hold/put your hands up
in hand
the job/matter in hand
keep your hand in
keep a firm hand on sth
live (from) hand to mouth
on hand
on the one hand ... on the other hand
out of hand
put your hand in your pocket
a safe pair of hands
take sb/sth in hand
win (sth) hands down

handverb [ T ]

uk​/hænd/us​/hænd/

B1 to put something into someone's hand from your own hand:

[ + two objects ] The waiter smiled politely as he handed me my bill/handed my bill to me.
Please read this memo carefully and hand it on (to your colleagues).

More examples

  • When you've finished your work sheets, clip them together and hand them to me.
  • She handed me a business card with her name neatly embossed on it.
  • The waiter handed me the menu with a flourish.
  • She handed me a tissue just as I sneezed.
  • Please would you hand me my coat?

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Giving, providing and supplying

  • accommodate
  • accord
  • administer
  • administration
  • assignment
  • award
  • dish
  • go round (somewhere)
  • hand sth around
  • hand sth back
  • hand sth in
  • hand sth out
  • invest
  • lay
  • spare
  • stake sb to sth
  • step
  • step forward
  • supplier
  • supply

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Idiom(s)

have (got) to hand it to sb

Phrasal verb(s)

hand sth around
hand sth back
hand sth down
hand sth in
hand sth out
hand sth over
hand sth/sb over
hand sth round

handnoun

us​/hænd/

hand noun (BODY PART)

[ C ] the part of the body at the end of the arm that includes the fingers and is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things:

Keep both hands on the steering wheel.
When eating, most Americans hold the fork in their right hand.
He took my hand (= held it with his hand) as we walked along.

hand noun (CLOCK)

[ C ] one of the two long narrow parts on a clock or watch that move to show the time:

the hour/minute hand

hand noun (CARDS)

[ C ] the set of cards that a player is given in a game:

a winning/losing hand

hand noun (HELP)

[ C usually sing ] help with doing something:

Can I give you a hand with those bags?

hand noun (WORKER)

[ C ] a person who does physical work, esp. as one of a team or group:

a farm hand

hand noun (CLAPPING)

[ C usually sing ] a period of clapping to show enjoyment of a performance:

Let’s give this band a big hand.

Idiom(s)

at hand
at the hands of someone
by hand
give someone a hand
hand in hand
hands down
hands off (something)
in good hands
in hand
in the hands of someone
on hand

handverb [ T ]

us​/hænd/

hand verb [ T ] (PUT INTO HAND)

to put something from your hand into someone else’s hand:

Would you please hand me a pencil?

Phrasal verb(s)

hand back something
hand down something
hand down something
hand in something
hand out something
hand over something/someone

handnoun

uk​/hænd/us​

[ C ] WORKPLACE someone employed to do physical work:

a factory/farm hand
hand in hand

always happening or being done together:

go hand in hand (with sth) Taking too much risk often goes hand in hand with another big mistake - putting all your money into one project.

working closely with someone:

I see myself working hand in hand with him on this.
at hand

available:

Help is at hand for owners of small and growing businesses.

being worked on or dealt with at the present time:

He would use his team members' particular experiences and talents to help him attack the problem at hand.
by hand

made or done using your hands rather than a machine:

She entered the information into a computer by hand.

delivered by a person, rather than sent in the mail:

It had been delivered by hand and there was no post mark.
See also
handmade
get your hands on sb/sth

informal to find or get someone or something you want:

She would have to wait days for funds to clear before she could get her hands on the money.
good with your hands

able to make or do things well with your hands:

Martin was good with his hands and worked for a time repairing piers at a marina.
in hand

already available or being done:

Plans for the restructuring are already in hand.
in the hands of sb

being dealt with or looked after by a particular person or group of people:

leave/put sth in the hands of sb The document is important because it puts the decisions in the hands of management.

controlled or owned by a particular person or group of people:

be/lie/rest in the hands of sb The company's future is firmly in the hands of its creditors.
The post office in this country is still in the hands of the state.
on hand

available and ready to help or be used if necessary:

They said he had $7.5 million cash on hand.
be on hand to do sth A team of experts is on hand to answer individual problems or questions.
out of your hands

no longer able to be controlled by you, or no longer your responsibility:

The decision over his future had been taken out of his hands by management.
put your hand in your pocket UK

to give money to someone or to a charity:

People are more likely to put their hands in their pockets if they know it's for a good cause.
the job/matter in hand

the job or subject that is important at the present time:

He is a consummate professional, very focused on the job in hand.
to hand UK

near and able to be used:

Rosco always kept large amounts of cash to hand.

See also

hand in glove
cash in hand
change hands
handmade
hold
shake hands
a show of hands
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