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单词 handle
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handlenoun [ C ]

uk/ˈhæn.dəl/us/ˈhæn.dəl/

handle noun [ C ] (PART)

B2 a part of an object designed for holding, moving, or carrying the object easily:

a door handle
the handle on a suitcase
I can't pick the kettle up - the handle's too hot.
She turned the handle and slowly opened the door.

More examples

  • I just opened the drawer as usual and the handle came away in my hand.
  • The handle on this door is rather stiff.
  • Slowly, I turned the door handle.
  • I picked it up and the handle broke off.
  • The door handles were made of brass.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Having in your hands

  • ahold
  • arm
  • clasp
  • clench
  • cling
  • cradle
  • cup
  • dandle
  • enfold
  • grasp
  • hand
  • hand in hand idiom
  • hang
  • hang on
  • hang/hold on like grim death idiom
  • hold
  • hold on
  • onto
  • pinion
  • seize

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handle noun [ C ] (NAME)

informal a name of a person or place, especially a strange one:

That's some handle to go through life with!

handleverb

uk/ˈhæn.dəl/us/ˈhæn.dəl/

handle verb (DEAL WITH)

B1 [ T ] to deal with, have responsibility for, or be in charge of:

I thought he handled the situation very well.
Some people are brilliant with computers, but have no idea how to handle (= behave with) other people.
If you can't handle the job I'll get someone else to do it.
Who handles the marketing in your company?

More examples

  • This is a very delicate situation and it needs to be handled sensitively.
  • Only some of the bank's lending operations are handled directly by the manager.
  • The president has been criticized for the way he has handled the whole affair.
  • The customer services department handles any customer complaints.
  • So far, he seems to be handling the job well, but it's really too soon to judge.

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Dealing with things or people

  • attend to sb/sth
  • beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
  • come up against sth
  • come/get to grips with sth idiom
  • confront
  • cut
  • firefight
  • firefighting
  • get sth in
  • inherit
  • jump-start
  • overcome
  • process
  • reckon
  • reckon with sb/sth
  • see about sth
  • see to sth/sb
  • set about sth
  • turn
  • weather

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handle verb (TOUCH)

C2 [ T ] to pick something up and touch, hold, or move it with your hands:

Always wash your hands before handling food.
Please don't handle the vases - they're very fragile.

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Touching & feeling

  • brush
  • feel
  • feel your way idiom
  • fiddle
  • fiddle (around) with sth
  • finger
  • hand
  • hand to hand idiom
  • haptic
  • kinaesthesia
  • lick
  • nudge
  • pat
  • paw
  • play
  • play with sth
  • tactile
  • tap
  • toy
  • toy with sth

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handle verb (OPERATE)

[ T ] to operate or control something that could be difficult or dangerous:

Have you ever handled a gun before?

[ I usually + adv/prep ] If a car handles well, it is easy and pleasant to drive.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Controlling and being in charge

  • aggrandize
  • assume
  • assumption
  • authoritative
  • balance of power
  • divide
  • dominant
  • have sb by the balls idiom
  • have sb eating out of your hand idiom
  • have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
  • have sth in hand idiom
  • have/hold the whip hand idiom
  • hook
  • preside over sth
  • pull
  • pull rank idiom
  • pull the strings idiom
  • putty
  • rein
  • whip

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

On the road: driving & operating road vehicles

handle verb (SELL)

[ T ] to buy and sell goods:

We only handle cosmetics that have not been tested on animals.
mainly UK He's been arrested for handling stolen goods.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Buying & selling - general words

  • all-you-can-eat
  • barter
  • black market
  • bottom
  • brokerage
  • channel
  • cold-calling
  • desk research
  • first refusal
  • high street
  • market share
  • pawn
  • pay
  • supply and demand idiom
  • the grey market
  • trade
  • trade route
  • trading
  • transaction
  • under the counter idiom

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